Where does “myglugr” come from?

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

myglugr (Old Norse): mouldy

Definitions

  1. mouldy

Ancestry of “myglugr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemyglato grow mouldy or musty; mouldiness, mustiness
2Proto-Germanicmuglōną—
3Proto-Germanicmukizsoft substance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmewk-slick, slimy, slippery, to slide; to make a quick...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic muglōną →