Where does “mug” come from?

mug (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mugge, from Old Dutch mugga, from Proto-West Germanic muggjā, from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ, from Proto-Germanic mują, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

mug (Dutch): A mosquito, a gnat, any fly of the suborder...

Definitions

  1. A mosquito, a gnat, any fly of the suborder...

Ancestry of “mug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmugge—
2Old Dutchmuggamosquito
3Proto-West Germanicmuggjāsmall fly, midge, mosquito
4Proto-Germanicmugjǭa small fly; midge; mosquito
5Proto-Germanicmująfly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “mug”

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