mou

Afrikaans

/mœu̯/

noun

Definitions

sleeve

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish mouw (sleeve) inherited from Middle Dutch mouwe (protruding lip, sleeve) inherited from Old Dutch *mouwa inherited from Frankish *mauwu, *mauwa (pout, protruding lip) inherited from Proto-Germanic *mawwō (sleeve, muff).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*mawwō

Gloss

sleeve, muff

Concept

Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

袖

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

mouw Dutch, Flemish
mouwvegen Dutch, Flemish
okselmouw Dutch, Flemish
*fellą Proto-Germanic
*mawwō Proto-Germanic
moe Old French
mouwe Middle Dutch
*mauwu gmw-pro
*mouwa Old Dutch
*mauwu, *mauwa Frankish
*muffël Frankish