Where does “meta” come from?

meta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse meta, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

meta (Icelandic): to measure; to assess; to appreciate, to esteem,...

Definitions

  1. to measure; to assess; to appreciate, to esteem,...

Ancestry of “meta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemetato estimate, value; to be reckoned as, counted...
2Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →