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Where does “*mōjan” come from?

*mōjan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic mōjaną, from Proto-Indo-European meh₃- — to cause toil, be a burden; to exert.

Ancestry of “*mōjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicmōjanąTo tire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₃-to cause toil, be a burden; to exert
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