Where does “mojäng” come from?
mojäng (Swedish) comes from French moyen, from Middle French moyen, from Old French moien, from Latin mediānus, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
mojäng (Swedish): gadget, utility
Ancestry of “mojäng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | moyen | way, method, mean of doing something; medium;... |
| 2 | Middle French | moyen | — |
| 3 | Old French | moien | middle; centre; mediator; middle; central |
| 4 | Latin | mediānus | — |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |