Where does “mygg” come from?
mygg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse mý, from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ, from Proto-Germanic mują, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.
mygg (Norwegian Bokmål): a mosquito; something small
Definitions
- a mosquito; something small
Ancestry of “mygg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | mý | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mugjǭ | a small fly; midge; mosquito |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mują | fly |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mū- | fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle |