Where does “tillmäta” come from?
tillmäta (Swedish) comes from Swedish mäta, from Old Swedish mata, from Middle Low German maten, from Old Saxon metan, from Proto-West Germanic metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
tillmäta (Swedish): to ascribe (a characteristic, importance, or the like to someone or something)
Definitions
- to ascribe (a characteristic, importance, or the like to someone or something)
Ancestry of “tillmäta”, step by step
tillmäta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mäta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mäta | to measure |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mata | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | maten | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | metan | to measure; to mete |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | metan | to measure |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Swedish till
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | till | to; for; with |
| 2 | Swedish | källa | a source; the origin of something; a source of... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kalla | to call, name; to summon, call for |
| 4 | Old Norse | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, shout |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |