Where does “mat” come from?
mat (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German mât, from Old Saxon māt, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Ancestry of “mat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | mât | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | māt | — |
| 3 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |