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Where does “mūþ” come from?

mūþ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mūþ (Old English): mouth, opening, door, gate

Definitions

  1. mouth, opening, door, gate

Ancestry of “mūþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*munþ—
2Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mūþ”

  • mouth
  • Plymouth
  • Monmouth
  • mouthpiece
  • Bournemouth
  • largemouth
  • smallmouth
  • mouthwash
  • Monmouthshire
  • mouthwatering
  • Teignmouth
  • Wearmouth
  • mouthy
  • loudmouth
  • mouthfeel
  • Avonmouth
  • cottonmouth
  • warmouth
  • Tweedmouth
  • Greymouth
  • blabbermouth
  • mouthpart
  • bigmouth
  • goalmouth
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