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Where does “mōt” come from?

mōt (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Ancestry of “mōt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “mōt”

  • moot
  • mote
  • mootness
  • mooting
  • moted
  • swanimote
  • wardmote
  • mooter
  • portmote
  • moothill
  • swainmote
  • motelike
  • dustmote
  • mootable
  • woodmote
  • mootman
  • burghmote
  • mot
  • moot
  • ȝemot
  • gemot
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