Where does “måta” come from?

måta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German maten, from Old Saxon metan, from Proto-West Germanic metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

måta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to measure, adjust, adapt, make fit

Definitions

  1. to measure, adjust, adapt, make fit

Ancestry of “måta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmaten—
2Old Saxonmetanto measure; to mete
3Proto-West Germanicmetanto measure
4Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →
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