Where does “mussen” come from?

mussen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German muoȥen, from Old High German muoȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *mōtan, from Proto-Germanic mōtaną, from Proto-Indo-European mōd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

mussen (Luxembourgish): must, to have to

Definitions

  1. must, to have to

Ancestry of “mussen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmuoȥen—
2Old High Germanmuoȥan—
3Proto-West Germanic*mōtanto be allowed, to be permitted to, may
4Proto-Germanicmōtanąto be allowed, to be permitted to, may
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmōd-to permit, make able
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mōd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtaną →