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English word mouth comes from Proto-Indo-European *mnt-, and later Proto-Germanic *munþaz (Mouth.)

*mnt- (Proto-Indo-European)

*munþaz (Proto-Germanic)

Mouth.

mūþ (Old English)

muþ (Old English)

Mouth. Opening, door, gate.

mouth (Middle English)

Mouth.

mouth (English)

(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 [...]

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