Where does “moșie” come from?

moșie (Romanian) comes from Romanian moș, from German maß, from Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

moșie (Romanian): estate; one's native country or land

Definitions

  1. estate; one's native country or land

Ancestry of “moșie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmoșan old man
2Germanmaßfirst/third-person singular preterite of messen
3Middle High Germanmāz—
4Old High Germanmāza—
5Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
6Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “moșie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mētō →Every word from Pali mātu →