Where does “μύω” come from?

μύω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

μύω (Ancient Greek): to close, to shut; to be shut, esp. of the eyes

Definitions

  1. to close, to shut; to be shut, esp. of the eyes

Ancestry of “μύω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “μύω”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →