English
mun
Mun comes from Middle English mone ‘shall, must’, from Proto-Germanic *munaną ‘to think, to consider, to believe’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*memóne‘to think, to be mindful’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*munaną‘to think, to consider, to believe’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350munu‘shall, must’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mone‘shall, must’
- Englishearliest quotation 1894mun
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*memóne‘to think, to be mindful’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*munaną‘to think, to consider, to believe’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350munu‘shall, must’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mone‘shall, must’
- Englishearliest quotation 1894mun
Earliest quotation: 1894, M E Francis: “Ye mun ha' done wi' all that foolery —…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’
money, mind, music, comment, mental, mouth, remain, amount, permanent, monster, auto, mountain, min, monitor, museum, monetary, mount, demonstration, mentor, monk, mint, monument, maya, dementia, monte, imminent, monastery, amnesty, mosaic, eminent, summon, menace, prominence, mas, mandarin, mantra, mont, mania, monstrous, amnesia, 123 more
through Proto-Indo-European *memóne ‘to think, to be mindful’
through Proto-Germanic *munaną ‘to think, to consider, to believe’
through Middle English mone ‘shall, must’
Today it means
verb Must.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / mun