*mōijǭ

Runic: ᛗᛟᛁᛃᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈmɔː.i.jɔ̃ː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

aunt (mother's sister)

From *mō- (‘mother’) + *-ijǭ (feminine diminutive ending).

*mōijā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *muoja, *mōja (Old Dutch)
  - muje, moye, moie (Middle Dutch)
    - moei (Dutch)
*mōijā (Proto-West Germanic)
- mōie (Old Frisian)
  - Möie (Saterland Frisian)
  - muoike (West Frisian)
*mōijā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *muoja, *mouwa (Old High German)
  - holzmuoja, holzmouwa, holzmūwa (Old High German)
    - holzmuoje, holzmuowe (Middle High German)
*mōijā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mōja (Old Saxon)
  - mö̂ie, mö̂ye, moige, mö̂ge (Middle Low German)
    - Möh (German Low German)