Where does “moșieriță” come from?
moșieriță (Romanian) comes from Romanian moșier, 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 — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Ancestry of “moșieriță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | moșier | wealthy landowner, large estate owner; member of... |
| 2 | Romanian | moșie | estate; one's native country or land |
| 3 | Romanian | moș | an old man |
| 4 | German | maß | first/third-person singular preterite of messen |
| 5 | Middle High German | māz | — |
| 6 | Old High German | māza | — |
| 7 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |