Where does “moeyen” come from?

moeyen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch muoien, from Proto-West Germanic *mōjan, from Proto-Germanic mōjaną, from Proto-Indo-European meh₃- — to cause toil, be a burden; to exert.

moeyen (Middle Dutch): to hinder, to make it difficult for; to hurt, to...

Definitions

  1. to hinder, to make it difficult for; to hurt, to...

Ancestry of “moeyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmuoien—
2Proto-West Germanic*mōjanto tire
3Proto-GermanicmōjanąTo tire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₃-to cause toil, be a burden; to exert

Words derived from “moeyen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mōjan →