Where does “mydge” come from?

mydge (Middle English) comes from Old English myċġ, from Proto-Germanic mugjō, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

mydge (Middle English): midge

Definitions

  1. midge

Ancestry of “mydge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmyċġgnat; midge, gnat; mosquito
2Proto-Germanicmugjōmidge, mosquito, gnat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “mydge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mugjō →Every word from Old English myċġ →