Where does “mute” come from?
mute (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German muten, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
mute (Norwegian Nynorsk): bribe
Definitions
- bribe
Ancestry of “mute”, step by step
mute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German muten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | muten | to desire, to demand, to set one's mind on something |
| 2 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |