Where does “moien” come from?
moien (Middle French) comes from Middle French moyen, from Old French moien, from Latin mediānus, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
moien (Middle French): Alternative form of moyen
Definitions
- Alternative form of moyen
Ancestry of “moien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | moyen | — |
| 2 | Old French | moien | middle; centre; mediator; middle; central |
| 3 | Latin | mediānus | middle, central |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |