Where does “moddelen” come from?

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

moddelen (Middle Dutch): to make muddy

Definitions

  1. to make muddy

Ancestry of “moddelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmodde—
2Proto-Germanicmud-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “moddelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mud- →Every word from Middle Dutch modde →
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