moeye

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Byform of Middle Dutch moene, moeme, from Old Dutch *mōma, *muoma, from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (“mother; maternal aunt”). Cognate with Middle English mome, mone (“aunt, auntie, old woman”), German Low German Möh (“aunt”), German Muhme (“maternal aunt”), Icelandic móna (“mother, mommy”).

Noun

moeye f

  1. aunt, sister of one's parent

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: moei

Further reading

  • “moye”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “moeye (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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