Where does “mot” come from?
mot (Middle English) comes from Old English mōt, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Ancestry of “mot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | mōt | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |