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Where does “Mühe” come from?

Mühe (German) comes from Middle High German müeje, from Old High German muohī.

Mühe (German): effort, difficulty

Definitions

  1. effort, difficulty

Ancestry of “Mühe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmüeje—
2Old High Germanmuohī—

Words derived from “Mühe”

  • mühelos
  • Bemühung
  • bemühen
  • mühevoll
  • mühsam
Every word from Old High German muohī →