Where does “unmuddle” come from?

unmuddle (English) comes from English muddle, from Middle Dutch moddelen, from Middle Dutch modde, from Proto-Germanic mud-, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

unmuddle (English): To free from muddle; to sort out or organize

Definitions

  1. To free from muddle; to sort out or organize

Ancestry of “unmuddle”, step by step

unmuddle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English muddle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuddleTo mix together, to mix up; to confuse; To mash...
2Middle Dutchmoddelento make muddy
3Middle Dutchmodde
4Proto-Germanicmud-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū-
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