Where does “muotan” come from?

muotan (Old Dutch) comes from West Germanic *mōtan, from Proto-Germanic mōtaną, from Proto-Indo-European mōd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

muotan (Old Dutch): can, to be able to; must, to have to

Definitions

  1. can, to be able to; must, to have to

Ancestry of “muotan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Germanic*mōtan—
2Proto-Germanicmōtanąto be allowed, to be permitted to, may
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmōd-to permit, make able
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “muotan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mōd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtaną →