Where does “múgur” come from?

múgur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse múgr, from Proto-Germanic mūgô, from Proto-Indo-European mūk- — to low, mumble.

múgur (Icelandic): mass, throng, crowd; mob, rabble

Definitions

  1. mass, throng, crowd; mob, rabble

Ancestry of “múgur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemúgrmass
2Proto-Germanicmūgô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmūk-to low, mumble

Words derived from “múgur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūgô →Every word from Old Norse múgr →