Where does “mo” come from?

mo (English) comes from Middle English mo, from Old English mā, from Proto-Germanic maiz, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

mo (English): to a greater degree; further, longer; Greater in...

Definitions

  1. to a greater degree; further, longer; Greater in...

Ancestry of “mo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmomore numerous; larger in amount
2Old Englishmāmore
3Proto-Germanicmaizmore, to a greater degree
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother

Words derived from “mo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiz →Every word from Old English mā →