Where does “mått” come from?

mått (Swedish) comes 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.

mått (Swedish): a measure; a measure, an action

Definitions

  1. a measure; a measure, an action

Ancestry of “mått”, step by step

mått traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmat
2Middle Low Germanmât
3Old Saxonmāt
4Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
5Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Old Norse máttr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemáttrmight, strength
2Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
3Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Old Norse mettr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemettr

Words derived from “mått

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