Where does “muggia” come from?
muggia (Old Saxon) 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 “muggia”, step by step
muggia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic muggjā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | muggjā | small fly, midge, mosquito |
| 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 |
via Proto-West Germanic *muggju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *muggju | midge, mosquito |