Where does “musieć” come from?
musieć (Polish) comes from Old Czech musiti, from Old High German muoȥan, 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.
musieć (Polish): to have to, to need to, to be obliged to; must
Definitions
- to have to, to need to, to be obliged to; must
Ancestry of “musieć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Czech | musiti | — |
| 2 | Old High German | muoȥan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *mōtan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōtaną | to be allowed, to be permitted to, may |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mōd- | to permit, make able |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
Words derived from “musieć”