Where does “māt” come from?
māt (Old Saxon) comes from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Ancestry of “māt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |