Where does “-mässig” come from?

-mässig (Swedish) comes from German -mäßig, 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.

-mässig (Swedish): capable, characteristic, fitting, accordingly,...

Definitions

  1. capable, characteristic, fitting, accordingly,...

Ancestry of “-mässig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-mäßig-like; -wise
2Germanmaßfirst/third-person singular preterite of messen
3Middle High Germanmāz
4Old High Germanmāza
5Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
6Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “-mässig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Germanic mētōEvery word from Pali mātu