Where does “mōi” come from?

mōi (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic mauwī, from Proto-Germanic mawjaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

Ancestry of “mōi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmauwīpretty
2Proto-Germanicmawjaz—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “mōi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mawjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mauwī →