Where does “moue” come from?

moue (French) comes from Middle French moue, from Old French moe, from Frankish mauwa, from Proto-Germanic mawwō, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

moue (French): pout, moue

Definitions

  1. pout, moue

Ancestry of “moue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmouelip, pout
2Old Frenchmoemouth
3Frankishmauwa—
4Proto-Germanicmawwōmuff, sleeve; sleeve
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “moue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mawwō →Every word from Frankish mauwa →