Where does “möda” come from?

möda (Swedish) comes from Old Norse mœða, from Proto-Germanic mōþijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōþuz, from Proto-Indo-European méh₃tus.

möda (Swedish): a difficulty, a chore, a tiring effort; to hurt,...

Definitions

  1. a difficulty, a chore, a tiring effort; to hurt,...

Ancestry of “möda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemœðato make weary; to exhaust, plague; to become...
2Proto-GermanicmōþijanąTo tire
3Proto-Germanicmōþuztired, weary
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₃tus—

Words derived from “möda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₃tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōþuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōþijaną →