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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | mauwī | pretty |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mawjaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mewH- | to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet |