Where does “Mücke” come from?
Mücke (German) comes from Old High German mucka, from Proto-West Germanic muggjā, from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ, from Proto-Germanic mują, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.
Mücke (German): mosquito; insect of the order Nematocera, that is...
Definitions
- mosquito; insect of the order Nematocera, that is...
Ancestry of “Mücke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | mucka | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | muggjā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mugjǭ | a small fly; midge; mosquito |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mują | fly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mū- | fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle |
Words derived from “Mücke”