Where does “mooy” come from?

mooy (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mōi, from Proto-West Germanic mauwī, from Proto-Germanic mawjaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

Ancestry of “mooy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmōi—
2Proto-West Germanicmauwīpretty
3Proto-Germanicmawjaz—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “mooy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mawjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mauwī →