Where does “motlut” come from?

motlut (Swedish) comes from Swedish mot, from Old Norse mót, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

motlut (Swedish): upward slope (against the direction of travel or facing or the like)

Definitions

  1. upward slope (against the direction of travel or facing or the like)

Ancestry of “motlut”, step by step

motlut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmotinterchange; a large junction where two or more...
2Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Swedish lut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlutlye; inclination, the degree of sloping
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →