Where does “strămoșesc” come from?
strămoșesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian strămoș, 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.
strămoșesc (Romanian): ancestral
Definitions
- ancestral
Ancestry of “strămoșesc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | strămoș | ancestor |
| 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 |