Where does “Mull” come from?

Mull (Luxembourgish) comes from French moûle, from Old French moule, from Vulgar Latin musclus, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Mull (Luxembourgish): mussel

Definitions

  1. mussel

Ancestry of “Mull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoûle—
2Old Frenchmoulemussel
3Vulgar Latinmusclusmoss
4Latinmūsculusa small mouse
5Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
6Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
7Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →