Where does “mettī” come from?
mettī (Middle High German) comes from Old High German mattina, from Late Latin mattina, from Latin matutinae, from Latin matutinus, from Latin Matuta, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.
Ancestry of “mettī”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | mattina | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | mattina | — |
| 3 | Latin | matutinae | nominative feminine plural of mātūtīnus; genitive... |
| 4 | Latin | matutinus | morning; early |
| 5 | Latin | Matuta | goddess Dawn; goddess of morning; Roman goddess... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂- | mother; mama, mother |
Words derived from “mettī”