Where does “Maultrommel” come from?

Maultrommel (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.

Maultrommel (German): Jew's harp, mouth harp

Definitions

  1. Jew's harp, mouth harp

Ancestry of “Maultrommel”, step by step

Maultrommel 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 trommel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantrommelinflection of trommeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germantrummel—
3Old High Germantrumme—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →