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
- to annoy, to bother; to involve; to involve...
Ancestry of “moeien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | moeyen | to hinder, to make it difficult for; to hurt, to... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | muoien | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *mōjan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōjaną | To tire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₃- | to cause toil, be a burden; to exert |
Words derived from “moeien”