Where does “Musial” come from?
Musial (English) comes from Polish Musiał, from Polish musieć, from Old Czech musiti, from Old High German muoȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *mōtan, from Proto-Germanic mōtaną, from Proto-Indo-European mōd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Ancestry of “Musial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | Musiał | — |
| 2 | Polish | musieć | to have to, to need to, to be obliged to; must |
| 3 | Old Czech | musiti | — |
| 4 | Old High German | muoȥan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *mōtan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mōtaną | to be allowed, to be permitted to, may |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mōd- | to permit, make able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |