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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.

Ancestry of “*mūl”, step by step

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