Where does “gemäß” come from?

gemäß (German) comes 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.

gemäß (German): corresponding to; matching to; according to, in...

Definitions

  1. corresponding to; matching to; according to, in...

Ancestry of “gemäß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmessento measure; to compete; to measure; to be a given...
2Middle High Germanmëȥȥen—
3Old High Germanmëȥȥen—
4Proto-Germanic*metan—
5Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “gemäß”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →