Where does “myggfönster” come from?
myggfönster (Swedish) comes from Swedish mygga, from Middle Low German mügge, from Old Saxon muggia, from Proto-West Germanic muggjā, from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ, from Proto-Germanic mują, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.
myggfönster (Swedish): a window screen, an insect screen (fine (usually wire) mesh set in a frame, placed in a window opening to allow the window to be open without mosquitoes or other insects getting in)
Definitions
- a window screen, an insect screen (fine (usually wire) mesh set in a frame, placed in a window opening to allow the window to be open without mosquitoes or other insects getting in)
Ancestry of “myggfönster”, step by step
myggfönster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mygga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mygga | mosquito; a small microphone attached to... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | mügge | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | muggia | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | muggjā | small fly, midge, mosquito |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mugjǭ | a small fly; midge; mosquito |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mują | fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mū- | fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle |