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.

*mōjan (Proto-West Germanic): to tire

Definitions

  1. to tire

Ancestry of “*mōjan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*mōjan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōjaną →