Where does “mooi” come from?

mooi (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mooy, from Old Dutch mōi, from Proto-West Germanic mauwī, from Proto-Germanic mawjaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

mooi (Dutch): beautiful, pretty, handsome; nice, good

Definitions

  1. beautiful, pretty, handsome; nice, good

Ancestry of “mooi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmooy
2Old Dutchmōi
3Proto-West Germanicmauwīpretty
4Proto-Germanicmawjaz
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “mooi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic mawjazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic mauwī
mooi — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer