Where does “matt” come from?
matt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French mât, from Middle French mast, from Old French mast, from Latin mastus, from Frankish mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
matt (Norwegian Bokmål): dull, matt; weak, feeble, listless; checkmated
Definitions
- dull, matt; weak, feeble, listless; checkmated
Ancestry of “matt”, step by step
matt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French mât
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mât | mast; flagstaff |
| 2 | Middle French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 3 | Old French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 4 | Latin | mastus | ship mast |
| 5 | Frankish | mast | ship mast; mast |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |
via German matt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | matt | dull; exhausted, weak, feeble |