Where does “mucka” come from?

mucka (Old High German) 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 “mucka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmuggjāsmall fly, midge, mosquito
2Proto-Germanicmugjǭa small fly; midge; mosquito
3Proto-Germanicmująfly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “mucka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mują →Every word from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ →