Where does “mich” come from?

mich (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian *megge, from Proto-West Germanic muggjā, from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ, from Proto-Germanic mują, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

mich (West Frisian): fly; mosquito; shorty; short person

Definitions

  1. fly; mosquito; shorty; short person

Ancestry of “mich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisian*megge—
2Proto-West Germanicmuggjāsmall fly, midge, mosquito
3Proto-Germanicmugjǭa small fly; midge; mosquito
4Proto-Germanicmująfly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mują →Every word from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ →