Mücke

Meaning

1. (feminine) insect of the order Nematocera, that is a mosquito, crane fly, gnat, or midge
2. (feminine) mosquito
3. (Austria,feminine,regional) fly

Concepts

mosquito

🦟

gnat

midge

skeeter

Mücke

bee

🐝

Chironomidae

bug

🐛

fly

✈️

midges

sandfly

Synonyms

Moskito

🦟

Stechmücke

🦟

Schnake

Gelse

🦟

Fliege

🪰

Biene

🐝

Staunse

Schnaken

Stanze

Chironomidae

Gnat

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

mugg

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʏkə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: mücke

Inherited from Old High German: mucka

Cognate with Dutch: mug

Cognate with Low German: Mügg

Cognate with English: midge

Cognate with Danish: myg

Cognate with Latin: musca

In summary

From Middle High German mücke, mügge, mucke, mugge, from Old High German mucka, mugga, from Proto-West Germanic *muggjā, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, *muwō (“midge”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“fly, midge”), *mu-, *mew-.
Compare Dutch mug, Low German Mügg, Mügge, English midge, Danish myg, Latin musca.