Where does “moi” come from?

moi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch mooi, from Middle Dutch mooy, from Old Dutch mōi, from Proto-West Germanic mauwī, from Proto-Germanic mawjaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

moi (Sranan Tongo): beautiful

Definitions

  1. beautiful

Ancestry of “moi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmooibeautiful, pretty, handsome; nice, good
2Middle Dutchmooy—
3Old Dutchmōi—
4Proto-West Germanicmauwīpretty
5Proto-Germanicmawjaz—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mawjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mauwī →