Etymology

mulish

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Today it means: Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable. Full definition →

English mule ← Middle English mule ← Old English mūl
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*musklos?
  2. Latinmūlus
  3. Latinmūla
  4. Anglo-Normanmule
  5. Latinmūlus
  6. Proto-West Germanic*mūl
  7. Old Englishmūl
  8. Middle Englishmule
  9. Englishmule
  10. English todaymulish

From mule + -ish.

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