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

1. fly (insect)

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension 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

• *mugjō

Descendants

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