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*munþmouth
2Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mūþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic munþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *munþ →