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Where does “mõtlema” come from?

mõtlema (Estonian) comes from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

mõtlema (Estonian): to think; to mean, to intend, to plan to

Definitions

  1. to think; to mean, to intend, to plan to

Ancestry of “mõtlema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “mõtlema”

  • mõte
  • mõtlemine
  • mõttetu
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