Where does “müezen” come from?

müezen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German muoȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *mōtan, from Proto-Germanic mōtaną, from Proto-Indo-European mōd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

müezen (Middle High German): must

Definitions

  1. must

Ancestry of “müezen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmuoȥan—
2Proto-West Germanic*mōtanto be allowed, to be permitted to, may
3Proto-Germanicmōtanąto be allowed, to be permitted to, may
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmōd-to permit, make able
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mōd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtaną →