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

  1. to extinguish, quench; to choke, strangle,...

Ancestry of “múch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmúchaidcovers over, suffocates, quenches, extinguishes;...
2Old Irishmúchsmoke, stifling vapour
3Proto-Celticmuk-smoke
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mewg-to smoke, reek

Words derived from “múch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic muk- →Every word from Old Irish múch →