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 מוֹאָבEvery word from Ancient Greek ΜωάβEvery word from Latin Mōab