Where does “mûle” come from?

mûle (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian mūle, from Proto-Germanic mūlō, from Proto-Germanic mūlô, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

mûle (West Frisian): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “mûle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmūle—
2Proto-Germanicmūlōmuzzle
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 Proto-Germanic mūlō →