Where does “mât” come from?

mât (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon māt, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Ancestry of “mât”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mât”

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