Where does “Stechmücke” come from?
Stechmücke (German) comes from German Mücke, 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.
Stechmücke (German): mosquito
Definitions
- mosquito
Ancestry of “Stechmücke”, step by step
Stechmücke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mücke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mücke | mosquito; insect of the order Nematocera, that is... |
| 2 | Old High German | mucka | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | muggjā | small fly, midge, mosquito |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mugjǭ | a small fly; midge; mosquito |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mują | fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mū- | fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle |