Where does “mygla” come from?

mygla (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic muglōną, from Proto-Germanic mukiz, from Proto-Indo-European mewk- — slick, slimy, slippery, to slide; to make a quick...

mygla (Icelandic): to mildew, to mould, to grow mouldy, to grow...

Definitions

  1. to mildew, to mould, to grow mouldy, to grow...

Ancestry of “mygla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemyglato grow mouldy or musty; mouldiness, mustiness
2Proto-Germanicmuglōną—
3Proto-Germanicmukizsoft substance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmewk-slick, slimy, slippery, to slide; to make a quick...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic muglōną →