must

(Engels)

Tegenovergesteld aan
no-no
Frequentie

A1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈmʌst/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English moste ("must", literally, "had to", the past tense of Middle English moten (“to have to”)), from Old English mōste (“had to”), 1st & 3rd person singular past tense of mōtan (“to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity to, be compelled to, must, may”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. Cognate with Dutch moest (“had to”), German musste (“had to”), Swedish måste (“must, have to, be obliged to”). More at mote.

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