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Where does “mot” come from?

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

mot (Westrobothnian): Mould, form to cast something in; Part of a wheel...

Definitions

  1. Mould, form to cast something in; Part of a wheel...

Ancestry of “mot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
2Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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