Where does “Temperaturmessung” come from?
Temperaturmessung (German) comes from German Messung, from German messen, from Middle High German mëȥȥen, from Old High German mëȥȥen, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Temperaturmessung (German): thermometry
Ancestry of “Temperaturmessung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Messung | measurement, mensuration; metering |
| 2 | German | messen | to measure; to compete; to measure; to be a given... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *metan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |