English word mouth comes from Proto-Indo-European *mnt-, and later Proto-Germanic *munþaz (Mouth.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*mnt- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*munþaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Mouth. |
mūþ | Old English (ang) | |
muþ | Old English (ang) | Mouth. Opening, door, gate. |
mouth | Middle English (enm) | Mouth. |
mouth | English (en) | (obsolete) To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear licks her cub.. (obsolete) To make mouths at.. (obsolete) To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.. (transitive) To make the actions of speech, without producing sound.. (transitive) To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow.. (transitive) To speak; to [...] |