Where does “myggspray” come from?
myggspray (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.
myggspray (Swedish): mosquito repellent spray
Definitions
- mosquito repellent spray
Ancestry of “myggspray”, step by step
myggspray 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 |
via Swedish spray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spray | spray (especially when sprayed from a spray can or spray bottle or the like) |
| 2 | English | spray | A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid; A... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sprāien | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sprēwijaną | to spray, sprinkle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |