Where does “metan” come from?
metan (Old Saxon) comes 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.
metan (Old Saxon): to measure; to mete
Ancestry of “metan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | metan | to measure |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |