Where does “myk” come from?

myk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish myg, from Old Norse myg, from Middle Low German mügge, from Old Saxon muggia, from Proto-West Germanic muggjā, from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ, from Proto-Germanic mują, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

myk (Norwegian Bokmål): soft; imperative of myke

Definitions

  1. soft; imperative of myke

Ancestry of “myk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmygmosquito; midge; gnat
2Old Norsemyg—
3Middle Low Germanmügge—
4Old Saxonmuggia—
5Proto-West Germanicmuggjāsmall fly, midge, mosquito
6Proto-Germanicmugjǭa small fly; midge; mosquito
7Proto-Germanicmująfly
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “myk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mują →Every word from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ →
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