Where does “mjo” come from?

mjo (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian miā, from Proto-Germanic mēaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

mjo (Saterland Frisian): To mow

Definitions

  1. To mow

Ancestry of “mjo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmiā—
2Proto-Germanicmēanąto mow, cut down
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēaną →Every word from Old Frisian miā →