Where does “mūl” come from?

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

mūl (Middle High German): mill

Definitions

  1. mill

Ancestry of “mūl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmūl—
2Proto-West Germanic*mūlmule
3Proto-Germanicmūląmuzzle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “mūl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūlą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mūl →