Where does “muilpeer” come from?

muilpeer (Dutch) comes from Dutch muil, from Middle Dutch muul, from Old Dutch mūl, from Proto-West Germanic *mūl, from Proto-Germanic mūlą, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

muilpeer (Dutch): A slap in the face, usually a painfully hard blow

Definitions

  1. A slap in the face, usually a painfully hard blow

Ancestry of “muilpeer”, step by step

muilpeer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch muil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmuilAn animal's mouth and muzzle or snout; A person's...
2Middle Dutchmuul—
3Old Dutchmūl—
4Proto-West Germanic*mūlmule
5Proto-Germanicmūląmuzzle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

via Dutch peer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpeerA pear, a fruit of the pear tree; A light bulb; A...
2Middle Dutchpērepear
3Latinpira—
4Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūlą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mūl →