1. fainthearted (not very common in daily life)
Meanings
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By itself, der Mut means courage. But there are countless useful compounds where this doesn't really fit. Today, we'll find out all about that cool family.
Vocab:
der Mut, -mut, übermütig, gutmütig, Unmut, Demut,Armut, vermuten
Word Family
Root: *mō-, *mə-
This root is not 100% certain and it is only mentioned in German sources, but not in English ones.
The core idea of the root (if it existed) was something along the lines of:
being string willed, striving towards
It is thought to be the origin of the Latin mōs, which was a strong custom or will, and which is the origin of moral.
The other likely English relative is mood.
AnmutanmutenDemutdemütigdemütigenEdelmutedelmütigfreimütigGemütempfindliches GemütgemütlichungemütlichGleichmutgleichmütigGroßmutgutmütigHochmutHochmut kommt vor dem Fall.kleinmütigLangmutmissmutigmutigentmutigenermutigen (zu)mutmaßlichSanftmutSchwermutÜbermutÜbermut tut selten gut.übermütigUnmutvermutenvermutlichVermutungwankelmütigWehmutzumutenzumutbarunzumutbarZumutung
