Where does “māz” come from?

māz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German māza, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Ancestry of “māz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmāza—
2Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
3Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “māz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mētō →Every word from Pali mātu →