Where does “múch” come from?
múch (Irish) comes from Old Irish múchaid, from Old Irish múch, from Proto-Celtic muk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- — to smoke, reek.
múch (Irish): to extinguish, quench; to choke, strangle,...
Definitions
- to extinguish, quench; to choke, strangle,...
Ancestry of “múch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | múchaid | covers over, suffocates, quenches, extinguishes;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | múch | smoke, stifling vapour |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | muk- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mewg- | to smoke, reek |
Words derived from “múch”