Where does “myg” come from?

myg (Danish) comes from Old Norse myg, from Middle Low German mügge, from Old Saxon muggia, from Proto-West Germanic muggjā, from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ, from Proto-Germanic mują, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

myg (Danish): mosquito; midge; gnat

Definitions

  1. mosquito; midge; gnat

Ancestry of “myg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemyg—
2Middle Low Germanmügge—
3Old Saxonmuggia—
4Proto-West Germanicmuggjāsmall fly, midge, mosquito
5Proto-Germanicmugjǭa small fly; midge; mosquito
6Proto-Germanicmująfly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “myg”

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