Where does “møta” come from?

møta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse mœta, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

møta (Faroese): to meet

Definitions

  1. to meet

Ancestry of “møta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemœtato meet
2Proto-Germanicmōtijanąto meet, encounter
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną →