Where does “møte” come from?
møte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.
møte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a meeting; an encounter; to meet
Definitions
- a meeting; an encounter; to meet
Ancestry of “møte”, step by step
møte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French mode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 2 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 3 | Old French | mode | — |
| 4 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |