Where does “mothe” come from?

mothe (Yola) comes from Middle English mot, from Old English mōt, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

mothe (Yola): mote, particle, single straw or part of one

Definitions

  1. mote, particle, single straw or part of one

Ancestry of “mothe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmotspeck, particle
2Old Englishmōt—
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Old English mōt →