Where does “moeien” come from?

moeien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch moeyen, from Old Dutch muoien, from Proto-West Germanic *mōjan, from Proto-Germanic mōjaną, from Proto-Indo-European meh₃- — to cause toil, be a burden; to exert.

moeien (Dutch): to annoy, to bother; to involve; to involve...

Definitions

  1. to annoy, to bother; to involve; to involve...

Ancestry of “moeien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmoeyento hinder, to make it difficult for; to hurt, to...
2Old Dutchmuoien—
3Proto-West Germanic*mōjanto tire
4Proto-GermanicmōjanąTo tire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₃-to cause toil, be a burden; to exert

Words derived from “moeien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mōjan →