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Where does “Muul” come from?

Muul (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German mûl, from Old Saxon mūl, from Proto-West Germanic *mūl, from Proto-Germanic mūlą, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

Muul (German Low German): mouth; muzzle

Definitions

  1. mouth; muzzle

Ancestry of “Muul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmûl—
2Old Saxonmūl—
3Proto-West Germanic*mūl—
4Proto-Germanicmūląmuzzle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle
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