Where does “messen” come from?

messen (German) comes 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.

messen (German): to measure; to compete; to measure; to be a given...