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Where does “modde” come from?

modde (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic mud-, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

Ancestry of “modde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmud-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “modde”

  • mood
  • mud
  • muddy
  • muddle
  • muddling
  • mudstone
  • mudroom
  • mudbrick
  • mudder
  • mudslide
  • muddier
  • mudslinging
  • muddiness
  • mudflat
  • mudhole
  • mudflow
  • mudguard
  • mudbank
  • muddleheaded
  • muddler
  • mudded
  • mudfish
  • muddily
  • mudrock
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