Etymology · Proto-Germanic
*mugjō
1 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, most common first.
- midgeAny of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera.