Where does “muffly” come from?
muffly (English) comes from English muffle, from Middle English muflen, from Anglo-Norman amoufler, from Old French enmoufler, from Old French moufle, from Medieval Latin muffula, from Frankish molfell, from Middle High German mol — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
muffly (English): muffled
Definitions
- muffled
Ancestry of “muffly”, step by step
muffly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English muffle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | muffle | Anything that mutes or deadens sound; A warm... |
| 2 | Middle English | muflen | to muffle |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | amoufler | — |
| 4 | Old French | enmoufler | to wrap up, muffle |
| 5 | Old French | moufle | mitten |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | muffula | a muff; muff |
| 7 | Frankish | molfell | soft garment made of hide |
| 8 | Middle High German | mol | — |
| 9 | Old High German | mol | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | mulô | muzzle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | molh₂-o- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |