*mugjō

Runic: ᛗᚢᚷᛃᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈmuɣ.jɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

little fly, midge, mosquito

Etymology

From *mu- (from earlier *muwī, continuing Proto-Indo-European *muH-íh₂, *muH-iéh₂-s-, the short u a result of Dybo's law) + *-gjō (diminutive suffix). The western Germanic variants underwent a different velarization than *mują, though both are from the same ultimate source. Cognates include Latin musca (‘fly (insect)’), Lithuanian mùsė (‘fly’), Proto-Slavic *mùxa (‘fly’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	mugjō	mugjôz
Acc.	mugjǭ	mugjōz
Gen.	mugjōz	mugjǫ̂
Dat.	mugjōi	mugjōmaz
Inst.	mugjō	mugjōmiz
Voc.	mugjō	mugjôz

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Descendants

*muggju (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mugga (Old Dutch)
  - mugge (Middle Dutch)
    - mug (Dutch)
      - muggie (Afrikaans)
*muggju (Proto-West Germanic)
- myċġ (Old English)
  - migge, mydge (Middle English)
    - midge (English)
    - mige (Scots)
*muggju (Proto-West Germanic)
- *megge, *migge (Old Frisian)
  - Määge (Saterland Frisian)
  - mich (West Frisian)
*muggju (Proto-West Germanic)
- mugga, mukka, mucka (Old High German)
  - mücke, mügge, mugge, mucke (Middle High German)
    - Mücke (German)
    - Mick (Hunsrik)
    - Méck (Luxembourgish)
*muggju (Proto-West Germanic)
- muggia, mugga (Old Saxon)
  - mügge (Middle Low German)
    - Mügge, Mügg (German Low German)
*muggju (Proto-West Germanic)
- muggia, mugga (Old Saxon)
  - mügge (Middle Low German)
    - myg (Old Norse)
      - myg (Danish)
      - mygg (Norwegian)
      - mygga, mygg (Swedish)
*muggjā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mugga (Old Dutch)
  - mugge (Middle Dutch)
    - mug (Dutch)
      - muggie (Afrikaans)
*muggjā (Proto-West Germanic)
- myċġ (Old English)
  - migge, mydge (Middle English)
    - midge (English)
    - mige (Scots)
*muggjā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *megge, *migge (Old Frisian)
  - Määge (Saterland Frisian)
  - mich (West Frisian)
*muggjā (Proto-West Germanic)
- mugga, mukka, mucka (Old High German)
  - mücke, mügge, mugge, mucke (Middle High German)
    - Mücke (German)
    - Mick (Hunsrik)
    - Méck (Luxembourgish)
*muggjā (Proto-West Germanic)
- muggia, mugga (Old Saxon)
  - mügge (Middle Low German)
    - Mügge, Mügg (German Low German)
*muggjā (Proto-West Germanic)
- muggia, mugga (Old Saxon)
  - mügge (Middle Low German)
    - myg (Old Norse)
      - myg (Danish)
      - mygg (Norwegian)
      - mygga, mygg (Swedish)

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