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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | mat | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | mât | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | māt | — |
| 4 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Old Norse máttr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | máttr | might, strength |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Old Norse mettr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | mettr | — |