Where does “mutô” come from?
mutô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)mut- — dark, dirty.
Ancestry of “mutô”, step by step
mutô traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European (s)mut-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mut- | dark, dirty |
via Proto-Indo-European mut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | mut | cut short |