Where does “mùch” come from?

mùch (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish múchaid, from Old Irish múch, from Proto-Celtic muk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- — to smoke, reek.

mùch (Scottish Gaelic): extinguish; choke, strangle, suffocate, smother;...

Definitions

  1. extinguish; choke, strangle, suffocate, smother;...

Ancestry of “mùch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmúchaidcovers over, suffocates, quenches, extinguishes;...
2Old Irishmúchsmoke, stifling vapour
3Proto-Celticmuk-smoke
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mewg-to smoke, reek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic muk- →Every word from Old Irish múch →