Where does “mudo” come from?

mudo (Galician) comes from Vulgar Latin molutus, from Latin molo, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mudo (Galician): mute; mute person; milled, ground

Definitions

  1. mute; mute person; milled, ground

Ancestry of “mudo”, step by step

mudo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin molutus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmolutus—
2LatinmoloI grind or mill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Old Provencal mudo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Provencalmudo—
2Latinmūtusmute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →