Where does “mud” come from?

mud (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh mut, from Proto-Brythonic *mʉd, from Latin mūtus — mute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate.

mud (Welsh): mute, dumb, silent

Definitions

  1. mute, dumb, silent

Ancestry of “mud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshmut—
2Proto-Brythonic*mʉd—
3Latinmūtusmute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate

Words derived from “mud”

Every word from Latin mūtus →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *mʉd →Every word from Middle Welsh mut →