Where does “måttstock” come from?

måttstock (Swedish) comes from Swedish mått, 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.

måttstock (Swedish): a meter stick, a yardstick

Definitions

  1. a meter stick, a yardstick

Ancestry of “måttstock”, step by step

måttstock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mått

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmåtta measure; a measure, an action
2Old Swedishmat—
3Middle Low Germanmât—
4Old Saxonmāt—
5Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
6Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Swedish stock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstocka log; a stock; a pack of snus, usually ten,...
2Old Swedishstokkertree trunk; log
3Old Norsestokkrtree-trunk
4Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mētō →Every word from Pali mātu →