Where does “turnusmäßig” come from?
turnusmäßig (German) comes from German -mäßig, from German maß, 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.
turnusmäßig (German): in rotation, in turn
Ancestry of “turnusmäßig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | -mäßig | -like; -wise |
| 2 | German | maß | first/third-person singular preterite of messen |
| 3 | Middle High German | māz | — |
| 4 | Old High German | māza | — |
| 5 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |