2. mū-, mus-
fly, gnat, midge, muscid, mosquito
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| English | Midgewater | marshes in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
| English | midge | tiny 2-winged fly | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | mosquito | 2-winged fly with female adapted to puncture skin/suck blood | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | Mugwort | hobbit surname in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
| English | muscarine | quaternary ammonium base chemically related to choline | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | muscid | (re:) housefly | adj | AHD LRC |
| English | mush | to hike/travel over snow with dog sled | vb.intrans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | musket | large heavy shoulder firearm | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | myiasis | fly maggot infestation | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| Old English | mycg(e), mygg | midge, mosquito | n.fem | W7 ASD LRC |
| Middle English | migge | midge | n | W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Dutch | mug | gnat, midge | n | TLL LRC |
| Old Low German | muggia | midge | n.fem | ASD LRC |
| Old High German | mucka, mucca, mugga | midge | n.fem | W7 ASD LRC |
| German | Mücke | midge | n.fem | ASD LRC |
| German | Muskarin | muscarine | n | W7 LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Norse | mý | gnat, midge | n | KNW LRC |
| Icelandic | myg | midge | n.neut | ASD LRC |
| Danish | myg | midge | n | ASD LRC |
| Swedish | mygg(a) | gnat, midge | n | ASD TLL LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin | musca | fly | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| New Latin | muscaria | specific epithet of fly agaric | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| New Latin | myiasis | fly maggot infestation | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Spanish | mosca | fly | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Spanish | mosquito | mosquito | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | mousquet | musket | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| French | mouche | fly | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| American French | moucher | to blow one's nose | vb | W7 LRC |
| Old Italian | mosca | fly | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Old Italian | moschetto | arrow for crossbow; musket | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek | myia | fly | n.fem | W7 LRC |