moet

Afrikaans

/mut/

verb

Definitions

must

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish moeten (must, have to) inherited from Middle Dutch moeten inherited from Old Dutch muotan inherited from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną (have to, be able to, be delegated, be allowed to).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*mōtaną

Gloss

have to, be able to, be delegated, be allowed to

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

must English
müssen German
moeten Dutch, Flemish
ontmoeten Dutch, Flemish
*mōtaną Proto-Germanic
motan Old English
mōste Old English
mōtan Old English
moeten Middle Dutch
muozan Old High German
𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐌽 Gothic
muotan Old Dutch
motan Old Saxon
mōtan Old Saxon
mōta Old Frisian
moe Sranan Tongo