Where does “muoȥen” come from?

muoȥen (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.

Ancestry of “muoȥen”, 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

Words derived from “muoȥen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mōd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtaną →
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