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

Definitions

  1. in rotation, in turn

Ancestry of “turnusmäßig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-mäßig-like; -wise
2Germanmaßfirst/third-person singular preterite of messen
3Middle High Germanmāz—
4Old High Germanmāza—
5Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
6Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mētō →Every word from Pali mātu →