Where does “gimet” come from?

gimet (Old Saxon) comes 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.

gimet (Old Saxon): measure

Definitions

  1. measure

Ancestry of “gimet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmetanto measure; to mete
2Proto-West Germanicmetanto measure
3Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-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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