Where does “mosterd” come from?

mosterd (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mostaert, from Old French moustarde, from Old French moust, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mosterd (Dutch): mustard

Definitions

  1. mustard

Ancestry of “mosterd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmostaert
2Old Frenchmoustardemustard
3Old Frenchmoustmust
4Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
5Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “mosterd

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