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Where does “mauwī” come from?

mauwī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic mawjaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

mauwī (Proto-West Germanic): pretty

Definitions

  1. pretty

Ancestry of “mauwī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmawjaz—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “mauwī”

  • mooi
  • môi
  • môie
  • mooi
  • moy
  • mōi
  • moi
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