Where does “mǣtan” come from?
mǣtan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic maitijaną, from Proto-Germanic maitaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.
mǣtan (Old English): to paint, design
Ancestry of “mǣtan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | maitijaną | to cut |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maitaną | to cut, hew; to cut off, sever |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēi- | — |
Words derived from “mǣtan”