Where does “skjutmått” come from?

skjutmått (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.

skjutmått (Swedish): a vernier caliper, a sliding caliper, a slide...

Definitions

a vernier caliper, a sliding caliper, a slide...

Ancestry of “skjutmått”, step by step

skjutmått traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mått

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	mått	a measure; a measure, an action
2	Old Swedish	mat	—
3	Middle Low German	mât	—
4	Old Saxon	māt	—
5	Pali	mātu	gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
6	Proto-Germanic	mētō	measure; size
7	Proto-Indo-European	med-	to measure; to give advice; healing

via Swedish skjuta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	skjuta	to shoot; to fire; to kick a ball or similar; or...
2	Old Swedish	skiuta	to shoot
3	Old Norse	skjóta	to shoot
4	Proto-Germanic	skeutaną	to shoot
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kewd-	to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “skjutmått”

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