Where does “Quermaß” come from?
Quermaß (German) comes from German maß, from Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Quermaß (German): crosswise measurement, transverse measurement
Definitions
- crosswise measurement, transverse measurement
Ancestry of “Quermaß”, step by step
Quermaß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German maß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | maß | first/third-person singular preterite of messen |
| 2 | Middle High German | māz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | māza | — |
| 4 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via German quer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | quer | crosswise, cross; crosswise, across |