Where does “mule” come from?

mule (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman mule, from Old English mūl, from Proto-West Germanic *mūl, from Proto-Germanic mūlą, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

mule (Middle English): mule donkey-horse hybrid

Definitions

  1. mule donkey-horse hybrid

Ancestry of “mule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanmule—
2Old Englishmūl—
3Proto-West Germanic*mūlmule
4Proto-Germanicmūląmuzzle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “mule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →