Where does “Mugge” come from?

Mugge (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German mugga, from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ, from Proto-Germanic mują, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

Mugge (Alemannic German): mosquito (Culicidae)

Definitions

  1. mosquito (Culicidae)

Ancestry of “Mugge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmugga—
2Proto-Germanicmugjǭa small fly; midge; mosquito
3Proto-Germanicmująfly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “Mugge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mują →Every word from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ →