Where does “mouwvegen” come from?

mouwvegen (Dutch) comes from Dutch mouw, from Middle Dutch mouwe, from Old Dutch mouwa, from Frankish mauwu, from Proto-Germanic mawwō, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

mouwvegen (Dutch): to flatter, to sweet-talk

Definitions

  1. to flatter, to sweet-talk

Ancestry of “mouwvegen”, step by step

mouwvegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mouw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmouwsleeve
2Middle Dutchmouweprotruding lip; sleeve
3Old Dutchmouwa—
4Frankishmauwusleeve, wrap; pout, protruding lip; sleeve
5Proto-Germanicmawwōmuff, sleeve; sleeve
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

via Dutch vegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvegento sweep; to brush; to wipe
2Middle Dutchvēgento sweep, to clean
3Old Dutchfegōnto cleanse
4Proto-West Germanicfaginōnto gladden, rejoice
5Proto-Germanicfaginōnąto gladden, rejoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—

Words derived from “mouwvegen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mawwō →Every word from Frankish mauwu →