must
Dutch (Brabantic)
/mʏst/
noun
Definitions
- a must necessity, prerequisite
Etymology
Borrowed from English must derived 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
- must-buy English
- must-learn English
- must-read English
- must-see English
- mustest English
- mustimeter English
- mustn't English
- musty English
- müssen German
- must French
- мастдай Russian
- *mōtaną Proto-Germanic
- motan Old English
- mōste Old English
- mōtan Old English
- moste Middle English
- muozan Old High German
- 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- muotan Old Dutch
- motan Old Saxon
- mōtan Old Saxon
- mōta Old Frisian
- mus Sranan Tongo
- musu Sranan Tongo