Where does “muoȥan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “muoȥan”, step by step

muoȥan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *mōtan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*mōtanto be allowed, to be permitted to, may
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

via Proto-Germanic *mōtan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*mōtan—

via West Germanic *mōtan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Germanic*mōtan—

Words derived from “muoȥan”

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