Where does “uppmäta” come from?

uppmäta (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.

uppmäta (Swedish): measure

Definitions

  1. measure

Ancestry of “uppmäta”, step by step

uppmäta 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 upp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishuppup
2Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
3Old Swedishløpato run
4Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-

Words derived from “uppmäta

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