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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōjaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₃- (to cause toil, be a burden).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔː.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*mōjaną

  1. To tire

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: mōia
    • Saterland Frisian: möie
    • West Frisian: muoie
  • Old Saxon: *mōian
  • Old Dutch: *muojan
  • Old High German: muojan, muoen
    • Middle High German: muon, müen, müewen, müejen
      • German: mühen
  • Gothic: *𐌼𐍉𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*mōjan) (in derivatives: 𐌰𐍆𐌼𐌰𐌿𐌹𐌸𐍃 (afmauiþs))

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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