Where does “ögonmått” come from?

ögonmått (Swedish) comes from Swedish mått, from Old Swedish mat, from Middle Low German mât, from Old Saxon māt, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

ögonmått (Swedish): a measurement estimated by eye, a visual estimate

Definitions

  1. a measurement estimated by eye, a visual estimate

Ancestry of “ögonmått”, step by step

ögonmått traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mått

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmåtta measure; a measure, an action
2Old Swedishmat—
3Middle Low Germanmât—
4Old Saxonmāt—
5Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
6Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Swedish ögon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishögon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mētō →Every word from Pali mātu →