Where does “must-buy” come from?
must-buy (English) comes from English must, from Old English mōste, from Old English mōtan, from Proto-West Germanic *mōtan, from Proto-Germanic mōtaną, from Proto-Indo-European mōd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
must-buy (English): A product that one is strongly recommended to buy
Definitions
- A product that one is strongly recommended to buy
Ancestry of “must-buy”, step by step
must-buy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English must
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | must | To do with certainty; To do as a requirement;... |
| 2 | Old English | mōste | had to |
| 3 | Old English | mōtan | to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mōtan | to be allowed, to be permitted to, may |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōtaną | to be allowed, to be permitted to, may |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mōd- | to permit, make able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via English buy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buy | To obtain in exchange for money or goods; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | byen | to buy |
| 3 | Old English | bycġan | to buy, pay for, acquire, redeem, ransom,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | buggjan | to buy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bugjaną | to deal; do business; exchange; to purchase; buy;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewgʰ- | to bend; curve, arch |