Where does “Lästermaul” come from?

Lästermaul (German) comes from German Maul, from Middle High German mūl, from Old High German mūl, from Proto-West Germanic *mūl, from Proto-Germanic mūlą, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

Lästermaul (German): a detractor

Definitions

  1. a detractor

Ancestry of “Lästermaul”, step by step

Lästermaul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Maul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaulmouth of an animal; mouth of a person; a part of...
2Middle High Germanmūlmill
3Old High Germanmūl—
4Proto-West Germanic*mūlmule
5Proto-Germanicmūląmuzzle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

via German lästern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlästernto blaspheme against
2Middle High Germanlestern—
3Old High Germanlastarōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →