Where does “mouwa” come from?

mouwa (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic mauwu, from Proto-Germanic mawwō, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

Ancestry of “mouwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmauwusleeve; pout, protruding lip
2Proto-Germanicmawwōmuff, sleeve; sleeve
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “mouwa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mawwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mauwu →