Where does “mót” come from?

mót (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mót, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

mót (Icelandic): meeting, gathering, assembly; tournament, meet;...

Definitions

  1. meeting, gathering, assembly; tournament, meet;...

Ancestry of “mót”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
2Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “mót

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtąEvery word from Old Norse mót