Where does “mōtijan” come from?
mōtijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
mōtijan (Proto-West Germanic): to meet
Ancestry of “mōtijan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijaną | to meet, encounter |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |