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Where does “möhippa” come from?

möhippa (Swedish) comes from Swedish mö, from Old Norse mór, from Proto-Germanic mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

möhippa (Swedish): hen night

Definitions

  1. hen night

Ancestry of “möhippa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmöyoung woman
2Old Norsemóra moor, a heath, a barren moorland
3Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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