Where does “mätdon” come from?

mätdon (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.

mätdon (Swedish): a measuring device

Definitions

  1. a measuring device

Ancestry of “mätdon”, step by step

mätdon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mäta

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

via Swedish don

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdona tool, a means
2Low Germandon—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →