Where does “mule” come from?
mule (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse múli, from Proto-Germanic mūlô, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.
mule (Old Swedish): muzzle
Ancestry of “mule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | múli | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mūlô | muzzle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mū- | fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle |
Words derived from “mule”