An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/müde

by Friedrich Kluge

müde, adj., from the equiv. MidHG. müede, OHG. muodi, adj., ‘tired, weary’; comp. OSax. môði, Du. moede, AS. mêðe, ‘tired’ (Goth. *mô-þeis, ‘tired,’ is wanting); comp. also OIc. móðr, ‘tired.’ The dental is a partic. derivative of the root *mô- (comp. mühen), of which müde is a verbal adj. meaning ‘having wearied oneself.’