Where does “mõte” come from?
mõte (Estonian) comes from Estonian mõtlema, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
mõte (Estonian): thought, idea
Ancestry of “mõte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | mõtlema | to think; to mean, to intend, to plan to |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
Words derived from “mõte”