Where does “entmutigen” come from?

entmutigen (German) comes from German mutig, from Middle High German muotic, from Old High German muotag, from Proto-Germanic mōdagaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

entmutigen (German): to discourage

Definitions

  1. to discourage

Ancestry of “entmutigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmutigcourageous
2Middle High Germanmuotic—
3Old High Germanmuotag—
4Proto-Germanicmōdagazbrave; courageous; bold
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “entmutigen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdagaz →