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Where does “mojna” come from?

mojna (Swedish) comes from Swedish moj, 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.

mojna (Swedish): to calm

Definitions

  1. to calm

Ancestry of “mojna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmoj—
2Dutchmooibeautiful, pretty, handsome; nice, good
3Middle Dutchmooy—
4Old Dutchmōi—
5Proto-West Germanicmauwīpretty
6Proto-Germanicmawjaz—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “mojna”

  • moinata
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →