Etymology

mun

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Today it means: Must. Full definition →

Middle English mone ← Old Norse munu ← Proto-Germanic *munaną
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mun · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*munaną
  2. Old Norse · derived frommunu“shall, must”
  3. Middle English · inherited frommone“shall, must”
  4. English todaymun

From Middle English mone (“shall, must”), from Old Norse munu (“shall, must”), from Proto-Germanic *munaną.

mun · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ment-
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*munþaz
  3. Old Norse · derived frommuðr
  4. English todaymun

From Old Norse muðr, munnr, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ment-; Doublet of mouth.

mun · noun3

Clipping of mundane.

Mun · proper noun4

Shortened form

Mun · proper noun5

  1. Chinese · derived from文
  2. Korean · borrowed from문
  3. English todayMun

Borrowed from Korean 문 (mun), mainly from Chinese 文.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishmone all →

moonmoanmone

Proto-Germanic*munaną all →

ming

Proto-Germanic*munþaz all →

mouth

Proto-Indo-European*ment- all →

mouth

Chinese文 all →

moon

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