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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmât
2Old Saxonmāt
3Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
4Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “mat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Germanic mētōEvery word from Pali mātu