Where does “primusieť” come from?
primusieť (Slovak) comes from Slovak musieť, from Old High German muoȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *mōtan, from Proto-Germanic mōtaną, from Proto-Indo-European mōd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
primusieť (Slovak): to force, to compel somebody to do something
Definitions
- to force, to compel somebody to do something
Ancestry of “primusieť”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | musieť | must, to have to |
| 2 | Old High German | muoȥan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *mōtan | to be allowed, to be permitted to, may |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōtaną | to be allowed, to be permitted to, may |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mōd- | to permit, make able |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |