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Where does “mukjan” come from?

mukjan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic mūk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mūg- — swindler, thief; to rob, steal.

mukjan (Frankish): to hide, conceal oneself

Definitions

  1. to hide, conceal oneself

Ancestry of “mukjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmūk-to lie in ambush; skulk; hide; waylay; to steal;...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mūg-swindler, thief; to rob, steal

Words derived from “mukjan”

  • mooch
  • moocher
  • musser
  • moochen
  • mouchen
  • mucer
  • muchier
  • mucier
  • muchier
  • musser
  • mucer
  • ammucciari
  • ammucciarisi
  • 'mmucciari
  • ammucciatu
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