Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mują

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *muwją

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“fly, mosquito”). Cognate with Latin musca.

Noun

*mują n(North Germanic)

  1. fly (insect)

Inflection

Declension of *mują (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mują *mujō
vocative *mują *mujō
accusative *mują *mujō
genitive *mujas, *muis *mujǫ̂
dative *mujai *mujamaz
instrumental *mujō *mujamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: mý; myg n (< *muwją?)
    • Icelandic: mý
    • Faroese: mý; mýggj
    • Old Swedish: myg
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