Where does “mūl” come from?
mūl (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *mūl, from Proto-Germanic mūlą, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.
Ancestry of “mūl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *mūl | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mūlą | muzzle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mū- | fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle |