mat

Swedish

/mɑːt/

noun
Definitions
  • food

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse matr (food) inherited from Proto-Germanic *matiz (food) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (wet, meet, fat, come, drip, encounter, ooze, grease, well-fed, glossy, dripping, approach, be wet).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*meh₂d-

Gloss

wet, meet, fat, come, drip, encounter, ooze, grease, well-fed, glossy, dripping, approach, be wet

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

来

Emoji
☂️ ☔️ 🌊 🌦️ 🌧️ 🌨️ 🌩️ 💧

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