mygg
Norwegian
noun
Definitions
- a mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)
- (figurative) something small (and insignificant)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse mý derived from Proto-Germanic *mugjō (midge, gnat, mosquito) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (midge, fly, lips, muzzle).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*mū-
Gloss
midge, fly, lips, muzzle
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
唇
Emoji
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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
- *mu-, *mus-, *mew- Proto-Indo-European
- *mū- Proto-Indo-European
- *mud- Proto-Germanic
- *mugjō Proto-Germanic
- *mugjǭ Proto-Germanic
- *mū- Proto-Germanic
- *mūlą Proto-Germanic
- mygga Swedish
- mygg Norwegian Nynorsk
- mycg Old English
- mygg Old English
- mydge Middle English
- mý Old Norse
- myg Danish
- mý Icelandic
- mýbit Icelandic
- mýfluga Icelandic
- mýmargur Icelandic
- mugge Middle Dutch
- mucka Old High German
- muoza Old High German
- mug Afrikaans
- my Westrobothnian
- mich Western Frisian
- myg Old Danish