Where does “mouth” come from?

Mouth comes from Old English mūþ, from Proto-Germanic munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European men-, a root of uncertain original meaning related to chewing or eating.

mouth (English): The opening of a creature through which food is...

Definitions

  1. The opening of a creature through which food is...

Ancestry of “mouth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmouþAlternative form of mouth
2Old Englishmūþmouth, opening, door, gate
3Proto-West Germanic*munþmouth
4Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mouth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →