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
- beautiful, pretty, handsome; nice, good
Ancestry of “mooi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | mooy | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | mōi | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mauwī | pretty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mawjaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mewH- | to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet |
Words derived from “mooi”