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Where does “mygla” come from?

mygla (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic muglōną, from Proto-Germanic mukiz, from Proto-Indo-European mewk- — slick, slimy, slippery, to slide; to make a quick...

mygla (Old Norse): to grow mouldy or musty; mouldiness, mustiness

Definitions

  1. to grow mouldy or musty; mouldiness, mustiness

Ancestry of “mygla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmuglōną—
2Proto-Germanicmukizsoft substance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmewk-slick, slimy, slippery, to slide; to make a quick...

Words derived from “mygla”

  • mold
  • molding
  • moldy
  • molder
  • moldboard
  • earmold
  • remold
  • leafmould
  • unmold
  • micromolding
  • moldability
  • moldiness
  • brickmold
  • overmold
  • demold
  • moldlike
  • cryomold
  • antimold
  • micromold
  • moldless
  • moldily
  • neckmold
  • leaf mold
  • moldery
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewk- →