Where does “mätare” come from?

mätare (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.

mätare (Swedish): meter

Definitions

  1. meter

Ancestry of “mätare”, 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

Words derived from “mätare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →