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Where does “Méck” come from?

Méck (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle Low German mügge, from Old Saxon muggia, from Proto-West Germanic muggjā, from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ, from Proto-Germanic mują, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

Méck (Luxembourgish): a small flying insect of various sorts, including...

Definitions

  1. a small flying insect of various sorts, including...

Ancestry of “Méck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmügge—
2Old Saxonmuggia—
3Proto-West Germanicmuggjā—
4Proto-Germanicmugjǭa small fly; midge; mosquito
5Proto-Germanicmująfly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “Méck”

  • Méckefänkert
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