Where does “mula” come from?

mula (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish mule, from Old Norse múli, from Proto-Germanic mūlô, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

mula (Swedish): mule; to rub snow in someone's face; to rub...

Definitions

  1. mule; to rub snow in someone's face; to rub...

Ancestry of “mula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmulemuzzle
2Old Norsemúli—
3Proto-Germanicmūlômuzzle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūlô →Every word from Old Norse múli →