Where does “mot” come from?

mot (Middle French) comes from Old French mot, from Medieval Latin mota, from Frankish *mot, from Proto-Germanic *motta, from Proto-Germanic mutô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mut- — dark, dirty.

mot (Middle French): word

Definitions

  1. word

Ancestry of “mot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmotword; Alternative form of molt
2Medieval Latinmotaa mound, hill; nominative feminine singular of...
3Frankish*mot—
4Proto-Germanic*motta—
5Proto-Germanicmutô—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)mut-dark, dirty

Words derived from “mot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mut- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mutô →Every word from Proto-Germanic *motta →