Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mūlō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.lɔː/

Noun

*mūlō f

1. muzzle

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *mūlō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mūlō	*mūlôz
vocative	*mūlō	*mūlôz
accusative	*mūlǭ	*mūlōz
genitive	*mūlōz	*mūlǫ̂
dative	*mūlōi	*mūlōmaz
instrumental	*mūlō	*mūlōmiz

Related terms

• *mūlô
• *mūlą

 

Derived terms

• *mūlijaną

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *mūle
  • Saterland Frisian: Muule
• Old Saxon: *mūla
  • Middle Low German: mûle
• Old Dutch: *mūla
  • Middle Dutch: mule
    • Dutch: muil
• Old High German: mūla
  • Middle High German: mūle
    • Central Franconian: Muul f (etymology 1)
• Gothic: *𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌰 (*mula) (in 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (faurmuljan, “to muzzle”))