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
- to measure; to assess; to appreciate, to esteem,...
Ancestry of “meta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | meta | to estimate, value; to be reckoned as, counted... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |