Where does “müffeln” come from?

müffeln (German) comes from German moppen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

müffeln (German): to have a moldy smell; to stink

Definitions

  1. to have a moldy smell; to stink

Ancestry of “müffeln”, step by step

müffeln traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German moppen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmoppento mop
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German muffen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmuffento have a moldy smell; to stink
2Middle Low Germanmuffento have a moldy smell

Words derived from “müffeln”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from German -en →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →