German · Body & Health
Müde
Tired
Beginneradjective
Definition
Feeling in need of sleep or rest.
Example
Ich bin sehr müde nach der Arbeit.
I am very tired after work.
Etymology
'Müde' stems from the Old High German 'muoti,' which is linked to Proto-Germanic '*mōdō,' meaning weary or tired.
How & Where It’s Used
'Müde' is used widely in informal contexts in everyday speech and writing to describe fatigue, recognized throughout German-speaking regions without dialectal variation.