Where does “Moab” come from?

Moab (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch moab, from Old Dutch moab, from Latin Mōab, from Ancient Greek Μωάβ, from Hebrew מוֹאָב.

Moab (Dutch): Moab people and land in modern-day Jordan

Definitions

  1. Moab people and land in modern-day Jordan

Ancestry of “Moab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmoab—
2Old Dutchmoab—
3LatinMōab—
4Ancient GreekΜωάβ—
5Hebrewמוֹאָב—

Words derived from “Moab”

Every word from Hebrew מוֹאָב →Every word from Ancient Greek Μωάβ →Every word from Latin Mōab →