Where does “matskelen” come from?
matskelen (German) comes from German matsken, from Proto-Germanic maitaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.
Ancestry of “matskelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | matsken | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maitaną | to cut, hew; to cut off, sever |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēi- | — |