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Where does “mūlô” come from?

mūlô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

mūlô (Proto-Germanic): muzzle

Definitions

  1. muzzle

Ancestry of “mūlô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “mūlô”

  • mula
  • mule
  • surmule
  • múli
  • mule
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