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Where does “myċġ” come from?

myċġ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic mugjō, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

myċġ (Old English): gnat; midge, gnat; mosquito

Definitions

  1. gnat; midge, gnat; mosquito

Ancestry of “myċġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmugjōmidge, mosquito, gnat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “myċġ”

  • midget
  • midge
  • midgie
  • midgety
  • midgetism
  • midgey
  • midgetlike
  • midget-esque
  • midgetness
  • midgetly
  • mydge
  • migge
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