Where does “matsked” come from?

matsked (Swedish) comes from Swedish sked, from Old Swedish skedh, from Old Norse skeið, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

matsked (Swedish): tablespoon unit of volume equal to 15 millilitres

Definitions

  1. tablespoon unit of volume equal to 15 millilitres

Ancestry of “matsked”, step by step

matsked traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sked

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskedspoon
2Old Swedishskedh—
3Old Norseskeiðship; sheath; reed, sley; reed, sley; warship;...
4Proto-Germanicskaiþanąto separate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Swedish mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmatfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- →