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Where does “Mohn” come from?

Mohn (German) comes from Old High German muoma, from Proto-West Germanic mōmā, from Proto-Germanic mōmǭ, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂-méh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

Mohn (German): poppy

Definitions

  1. poppy

Ancestry of “Mohn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmuoma—
2Proto-West Germanicmōmāmama, mother
3Proto-Germanicmōmǭmama, mother; aunt, auntie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-méh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother

Words derived from “Mohn”

  • Schlafmohn
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