Where does “muþþǭ” come from?

muþþǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic maþô, from Proto-Indo-European mot-.

muþþǭ (Proto-Germanic): moth

Definitions

  1. moth

Ancestry of “muþþǭ”, step by step

muþþǭ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic maþô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaþômaggot, worm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmot-—

via Proto-Germanic muttaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmuttazmoth

Words derived from “muþþǭ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mot- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maþô →