Where does “mōta” come from?

mōta (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic mōtaną, from Proto-Indo-European mōd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Ancestry of “mōta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mōta”

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