Where does “møtast” come from?

møtast (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk møte, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

møtast (Norwegian Nynorsk): to meet

Definitions

  1. to meet

Ancestry of “møtast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmøtea meeting; an encounter; to meet
2Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
3Middle Frenchmode—
4Old Frenchmode—
5Latinmodusmeasure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →