Where does “mø” come from?

mø (Danish) comes from Old Norse mær, from Proto-Germanic mawī, from Proto-Indo-European magʰ- — young; can, to be able.

mø (Danish): maid, maiden; virgin

Definitions

  1. maid, maiden; virgin

Ancestry of “mø”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemærmaid, girl, virgin; daughter; Alternative form of...
2Proto-Germanicmawīgirl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmagʰ-young; can, to be able

Words derived from “mø”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European magʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mawī →Every word from Old Norse mær →
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