Where does “mowlen” come from?

mowlen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic muglōną, from Proto-Germanic mukiz, from Proto-Indo-European mewk- — slick, slimy, slippery, to slide; to make a quick...

mowlen (Middle English): To become moldy; to rot

Definitions

  1. To become moldy; to rot

Ancestry of “mowlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemyglato grow mouldy or musty; mouldiness, mustiness
2Proto-Germanicmuglōną—
3Proto-Germanicmukizsoft substance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmewk-slick, slimy, slippery, to slide; to make a quick...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic muglōną →