Where does “mout” come from?

mout (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch malt, from Proto-Germanic maltą, from Proto-Indo-European meld-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Ancestry of “mout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmalt—
2Proto-Germanicmaltąmalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeld-to beat, crush, grind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mout”

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