Where does “maß” come from?

maß (German) comes 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.

maß (German): first/third-person singular preterite of messen

Definitions

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of messen

Ancestry of “maß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmāz—
2Old High Germanmāza—
3Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
4Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “maß”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mētō →Every word from Pali mātu →