Where does “mute” come from?

mute (Latvian) comes from Proto-Indo-European mnt-, from Egyptian mn, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen, from Old Dutch kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną — to chew.

mute (Latvian): mouth; orifice, opening, entrance; face

Definitions

  1. mouth; orifice, opening, entrance; face

Ancestry of “mute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmnt-—
2Egyptianmnto be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,...
3Proto-Vietickaw—
4Dutchkauwento chew
5Middle Dutchcouwento chew
6Old Dutchkiuwanto chew
7Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
8Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “mute”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →