Where does “mugge” come from?

mugge (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mugga, from Proto-West Germanic muggjā, from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ, from Proto-Germanic mują, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

Ancestry of “mugge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmuggamosquito
2Proto-West Germanicmuggjāsmall fly, midge, mosquito
3Proto-Germanicmugjǭa small fly; midge; mosquito
4Proto-Germanicmująfly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “mugge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mują →Every word from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ →