Where does “Maulgeige” come from?

Maulgeige (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.

Maulgeige (German): Jew's harp

Definitions

  1. Jew's harp

Ancestry of “Maulgeige”, step by step

Maulgeige 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 Geige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeigeviolin, fiddle
2Middle High Germangīge—
3Old High Germangīgafiddle
4Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →