Where does “*mūl” come from?

*mūl (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic mūlą, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

*mūl (Proto-West Germanic): mule

Definitions

  1. mule

Ancestry of “*mūl”, step by step

*mūl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic mūlą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmūląmuzzle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

via Latin mūlus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūlusa mule (pack animal)

Words derived from “*mūl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūlą →