Méck
Luxemburgeois
/mek/
noun
Definitions
- a small flying insect of various sorts, including e.g. flies, gnats, midges, mosquitoes, but excluding e.g. bees, wasps, moths
- bowtie
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German mugga inherited from Proto-Germanic *mugjǭ.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*mugjǭ
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- midge English
- midgey English
- midgie English
- mugwort English
- Fenstermücke German
- Gallmücke German
- Haarmücke German
- Mücke German
- Stechmücke German
- Trauermücke German
- Wintermücke German
- langpootmug Dutch, Flemish
- malariamug Dutch, Flemish
- mug Dutch, Flemish
- muggenbult Dutch, Flemish
- muggenziften Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwmug Dutch, Flemish
- *mu Proto-Indo-European
- *mugjǭ Proto-Germanic
- *mują Proto-Germanic
- mydge Middle English
- mý Old Norse
- mugge Middle Dutch
- mucka Old High German
- mugga Old High German
- mug Afrikaans
- Méckefänkert Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- fänken Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *muggjā gmw-pro
- muggia Old Saxon
- Mugge Alemannic German
- Meck Central Franconian
- Möck Central Franconian