Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mują

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

fly (insect)

Inflection

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

Derived terms

*mugjǭ

Descendants

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

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