Where does “kubikmått” come from?
kubikmått (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.
Ancestry of “kubikmått”, step by step
kubikmått traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mått
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mått | a measure; a measure, an action |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mat | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | mât | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | māt | — |
| 5 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Swedish kubik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kubik | cubic meter; cubic centimeter |