mud

mud · noun, verb¹

1. Uralic · derived from
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*mū-
3. Proto-Germanic · derived from*mud-
4. Middle Low German · derived frommudde
5. Middle Dutch · derived frommod
6. Middle English · inherited frommud
7. English todaymud

From Middle English mud, mudde, mode, probably a borrowing from Middle Dutch mod, modde or Middle Low German mudde, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mud-, *mudra- (“mud”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *mū-, *mew- (“moist”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Mudde (“mud”), Middle High German mot (“mud”), Swedish modd (“slush”). Compare also suffixed variants English mother (“vinegar-forming sediment in alcohol”), West Frisian modder (“mud”), Dutch modder (“mud”), German Low German Mudder (“mud”), German Moder (“moldiness, mildew, decay”), Danish mudder (“mud”). Alternative etymology suggests the Proto-Germanic word is possibly borrowed from a Uralic language (compare e.g. Finnish muta (“mud”), Northern Sami mođđi (“mud”), Erzya мода (moda, “earth, ground”) from Proto-Uralic *muďa (“earth”)).

mud · noun²

1. Latin · derived frommodius
2. Dutch · borrowed frommud
3. English todaymud

From Dutch mud, from West Germanic, from Latin modius. Doublet of modius and muid.

mud · noun, verb³

From MUD.

MUD · proper noun⁴

1. Spanish · borrowed fromMUD
2. Spanish · borrowed fromMUD
3. English todayMUD

Borrowed from Spanish MUD (“Mesa de la Unidad Democrática”).

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