Where does “môten” come from?

môten (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon mōtan, from Proto-Germanic mōtaną, from Proto-Indo-European mōd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Ancestry of “môten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmōtanto may, to be able to
2Proto-Germanicmōtanąto be allowed, to be permitted to, may
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmōd-to permit, make able
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “môten”

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