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 (knitted winter cap), a type of brimless hat; a similar soft (nearly) brimless hat
Definitions
- tuque (knitted winter cap), a type of brimless hat; a similar soft (nearly) brimless hat
Ancestry of “muts”, step by step
muts traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch mutse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | mutse | cap, nightcap; mutch |
| 2 | Latin | modius | modius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or... |
| 3 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |