Where does “mot” come from?

mot (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish mod, from Old Norse mót, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

mot (Norwegian Bokmål): courage; a meeting; to, towards

Definitions

  1. courage; a meeting; to, towards

Ancestry of “mot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmodcourage; mood; against
2Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “mot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Old Norse mót →