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Where does “mont” come from?

mont (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mund, from Proto-Germanic munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mont (Middle Dutch): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “mont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmund—
2Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mont”

  • volksmond
  • riviermond
  • monding
  • mond
  • mondharmonica
  • mondholte
  • mond
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