Etymology

mitta

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Today it means: An old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels. Full definition →

Proto-West Germanic *metan
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The story

  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*metan“to measure”
  2. English todaymitta

Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *metan (“to measure”). Cognate with German Metze.

Words from the same roots

Proto-West Germanic*metan all →

mete

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