Where does “moșieș” come from?
moșieș (Romanian) comes from Romanian moșie, 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.
moșieș (Romanian): yeoman
Definitions
- yeoman
Ancestry of “moșieș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | moșie | estate; one's native country or land |
| 2 | Romanian | moș | an old man |
| 3 | German | maß | first/third-person singular preterite of messen |
| 4 | Middle High German | māz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | māza | — |
| 6 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |