Etymology · Middle English
moten
3 English words descend from Middle English moten, most common first.
- mustTo do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
- mootSubject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- moteA small particle; a speck.