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Where does “Muul” come from?

Muul (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German mūl, from Old High German mūl, from Proto-West Germanic *mūl, from Proto-Germanic mūlą, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

Muul (Alemannic German): mouth; maw

Definitions

  1. mouth; maw

Ancestry of “Muul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmūl—
2Old High Germanmūl—
3Proto-West Germanic*mūl—
4Proto-Germanicmūląmuzzle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →