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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | matte | — |
| 2 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 3 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 4 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 5 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 6 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |