Where does “zeitgemäß” come from?
zeitgemäß (German) comes from German gemäß, from German messen, 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.
zeitgemäß (German): timely
Definitions
- timely
Ancestry of “zeitgemäß”, step by step
zeitgemäß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gemäß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gemäß | corresponding to; matching to; according to, in... |
| 2 | German | messen | to measure; to compete; to measure; to be a given... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *metan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |