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Where does “muts” come from?

muts (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mutse, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

muts (Dutch): tuque , a type of brimless hat; a similar soft ...

Definitions

  1. tuque , a type of brimless hat; a similar soft ...

Ancestry of “muts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmutsecap, nightcap; mutch
2Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
3Latinmodusmeasure; bound, limit; manner , way , method
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “muts”

  • clapmatch
  • kaboutermuts
  • slaapmuts
  • bivakmuts
  • puntmuts
  • klapmutsrob
  • klapmuts
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