Where does “mug” come from?
mug (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch mug, from Middle Dutch mugge, from Old Dutch mugga, from Proto-West Germanic muggjā, from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ, from Proto-Germanic mują, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.
mug (Afrikaans): mosquito
Ancestry of “mug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | mug | A mosquito, a gnat, any fly of the suborder... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mugge | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mugga | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | muggjā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mugjǭ | a small fly; midge; mosquito |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mują | fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mū- | fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle |