Where does “moșioară” come from?
moșioară (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.
moșioară (Romanian): small estate
Definitions
- small estate
Ancestry of “moșioară”, 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 |