Where does “mooth” come from?

mooth (Scots) comes from Middle English mouþ, from Old English mūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mooth (Scots): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “mooth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmouþAlternative form of mouth
2Old Englishmūþmouth, opening, door, gate
3Proto-West Germanic*munþmouth
4Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic munþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *munþ →