Where does “*mōtan” come from?

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

*mōtan (Proto-West Germanic): to be allowed, to be permitted to, may

Definitions

  1. to be allowed, to be permitted to, may

Ancestry of “*mōtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmōtanąto be allowed, to be permitted to, may
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmōd-to permit, make able
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “*mōtan”

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