Where does “muten” come from?

muten (German) comes from Old Dutch muoten, from Proto-West Germanic mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

muten (German): to desire, to demand, to set one's mind on something

Definitions

  1. to desire, to demand, to set one's mind on something

Ancestry of “muten”, step by step

muten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch muoten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmuoten—
2Proto-West Germanicmōtijanto meet
3Proto-Germanicmōtijanąto meet, encounter
4Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via English mute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuteNot having the power of speech; dumb; Silent; not...
2Middle Frenchmuetir—
3Middle Frenchesmeutir—

Words derived from “muten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną →