Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*mū-
3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *mū-, most common first.
- muddyCovered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
- amuseTo entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.
- 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.