muotan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mōtan.

Verb

muotan

1. can, to be able to
2. must, to have to

Inflection

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Descendants

• Middle Dutch: moeten
  • Dutch: moeten
    • Afrikaans: moet
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: mu, muti
    • Negerhollands: moet, moe, mo, mut
    • → Sranan Tongo: moe
  • Limburgish: mótte

Further reading

• “muotan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012