meta

Icelandic

/ˈmɛːta/

verb-strong

Definitions

to measure
to assess
to appreciate, to esteem, to consider to be of worth

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse meta inherited from Proto-Germanic *metaną (measure).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*metaną

Gloss

measure

Concept

Semantic Field

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Ontological Category

Action/Process

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*med- Proto-Indo-European
*metaną Proto-Germanic
metan Old English
*mita Old Norse
meta Old Norse
mezzan Old High German
meta Faroese
miessen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 Gothic
mõtlema Estonian
metan Old Dutch
metan Old Saxon
mæta Old Swedish