Where does “māt” come from?

māt (Middle High German) comes from Old High German *mād, from Proto-Germanic mēþą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

Ancestry of “māt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German*mād—
2Proto-Germanicmēþąa mowing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

Words derived from “māt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēþą →Every word from Old High German *mād →