Etymology

mouthful

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Today it means: The amount that will fit in a mouth. Full definition →

Middle English mouthful ← Old English *mūþfull ← Proto-West Germanic *munþafull
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mouthful · noun1

  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*munþafull
  2. Old English · inherited from*mūþfull
  3. Middle English · inherited frommouthful
  4. English todaymouthful

From Middle English mouthful, mouth-full, mouthe full, from Old English *mūþfull, from Proto-West Germanic *munþafull, equivalent to mouth + -ful. Compare Dutch mondvol (“mouthful”), German Mundvoll (“mouthful”), Danish mundfuld (“mouthful”), Swedish munfull (“mouthful”), Icelandic munnfylli (“mouthful”). Compare also West Frisian mûlfol (“mouthful”).

mouthful · adjective2

From mouth + -ful.

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