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Where does “mutig” come from?

mutig (German) comes 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.

mutig (German): courageous

Definitions

  1. courageous

Ancestry of “mutig”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mutig”

  • entmutigend
  • entmutigen
  • ermutigen
  • edelmütig
  • todesmutig
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