Where does “מאָס” come from?

מאָס (Yiddish) comes from Old High German māza, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

מאָס (Yiddish): measure

Definitions

  1. measure

Ancestry of “מאָס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmāza—
2Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
3Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mētō →Every word from Pali mātu →