moeten

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈmutə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to be necessary, to be required
  • (auxiliary) to have to, must
  • (auxiliary) should, be meant to, be supposed to
  • (intransitive) to have to go, to need to go, must go
  • (intransitive) to need to go to the toilet

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch moeten inherited from Old Dutch muotan inherited from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną (have to, be able to, be delegated, be allowed to).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*mōtaną

Gloss

have to, be able to, be delegated, be allowed to

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