Where does “Muul” come from?

Muul (Central Franconian) comes from French mule, from Middle Dutch mule, from Old Dutch mūla, from Proto-Germanic mūlō, from Proto-Germanic mūlô, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

Muul (Central Franconian): mouth of a person; mouth of an animal; snout;...

Definitions

  1. mouth of a person; mouth of an animal; snout;...

Ancestry of “Muul”, step by step

Muul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French mule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmulemule animal
2Middle Dutchmule—
3Old Dutchmūla—
4Proto-Germanicmūlōmuzzle
5Proto-Germanicmūlômuzzle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

via Middle High German mūle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmūlesnout, mouth
2Old High Germanmūlasnout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūlô →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūlō →