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Where does “matta” come from?

matta (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German matte, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Ancestry of “matta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmatte—
2Latinmattanominative feminine singular of mattus;...
3Latinmattusdrunk, intoxicated
4Latinmaditus—
5Latinmaderepresent active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
6Latinmadeō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “matta”

  • rukousmatto
  • hiirimatto
  • olkimatto
  • juoksumatto
  • kokolattiamatto
  • kynnysmatto
  • ammematto
  • riippumatto
  • mattoveitsi
  • ovimatto
  • kylpymatto
  • plyysimatto
  • matto
  • studsmatta
  • gräsmatta
  • matta
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