Where does “múta” come from?

múta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse múta, from Proto-Germanic *mōtō — tax.

múta (Icelandic): bribe

Definitions

  1. bribe

Ancestry of “múta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemúta—
2Proto-Germanic*mōtōtax
Every word from Proto-Germanic *mōtō →Every word from Old Norse múta →