Where does “tvångsmata” come from?

tvångsmata (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.

tvångsmata (Swedish): to force-feed

Definitions

  1. to force-feed

Ancestry of “tvångsmata”, step by step

tvångsmata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mäta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmätato measure
2Old Swedishmata—
3Middle Low Germanmaten—
4Old Saxonmetanto measure; to mete
5Proto-West Germanicmetanto measure
6Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Swedish tvång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvångcoercion, compulsion
2Swedishtvingato force
3Old Swedishþvingato weigh down
4Old Norseþvingato weigh down; to compel, force
5Proto-Germanicþwinganąto force

Words derived from “tvångsmata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →