Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mūlą

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

• *mūlaz

Etymology

Possibly form Proto-Indo-European *muHlo- (“lips, muzzle”), from Proto-Indo-European *mew- (“to chew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuːlɑ̃/

Noun

*mūlą n

1. muzzle

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *mūlą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mūlą	*mūlō
vocative	*mūlą	*mūlō
accusative	*mūlą	*mūlō
genitive	*mūlas, *mūlis	*mūlǫ̂
dative	*mūlai	*mūlamaz
instrumental	*mūlō	*mūlamiz

Related terms

• *mūlō
• *mūlô

Derived terms

• *mūlijaną

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *mūl
  • Middle Low German: mûl
    • German Low German: Muul
• Old Dutch: *mūl
  • Middle Dutch: muul
    • Dutch: muil
      • Afrikaans: muil
• Old High German: *mūl
  • Middle High German: mūl
    • Alemannic German: Muul
    • German: Maul
    • Central Franconian: Muul n (etymology 2)
    • Luxembourgish: Maul
    • Yiddish: מויל (moyl)