Words that come from Proto-Germanic “mugjǭ”

43 words across 20 languages descend from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ — including midget, midge, midgie, midgety, midgetism, midgey, midgetlike, myg.

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English (11)

Icelandic (5)

Dutch (4)

German (2)

Old Norse (2)

Middle English (2)

Old English (2)

Afrikaans (2)

Old High German (2)

Danish (1)

Swedish (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Westrobothnian (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Old Dutch (1)