Where does “*megge” come from?
*megge (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic muggjā, from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ, from Proto-Germanic mują, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.
Ancestry of “*megge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | muggjā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mugjǭ | a small fly; midge; mosquito |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mują | fly |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mū- | fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle |