Where does “maul” come from?

maul (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German mūl, from Old High German mūl, from Proto-West Germanic *mūl, from Proto-Germanic mūlą, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

maul (Pennsylvania German): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “maul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmūlmill
2Old High Germanmūl—
3Proto-West Germanic*mūlmule
4Proto-Germanicmūląmuzzle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūlą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mūl →