Where does “lantmäteri” come from?

lantmäteri (Swedish) comes from Swedish mäta, from Old Swedish mata, from Middle Low German maten, from Old Saxon metan, from Proto-West Germanic metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

lantmäteri (Swedish): the study of land surveying, cartography and cadastral registration

Definitions

  1. the study of land surveying, cartography and cadastral registration

Ancestry of “lantmäteri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmätato measure
2Old Swedishmata—
3Middle Low Germanmaten—
4Old Saxonmetanto measure; to mete
5Proto-West Germanicmetanto measure
6Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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