Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “mucken” come from?

mucken (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon mukkian, from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.

mucken (Middle Low German): to grouse, to grumble; to grumble, speak with...

Definitions

  1. to grouse, to grumble; to grumble, speak with...

Ancestry of “mucken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmukkianto low, bellow; mumble; to low, mumble
2Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—

Words derived from “mucken”

  • mucka
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