Where does “mousle” come from?

mousle (English) comes from Middle English mosel, from Old French musel, from Latin musus.

mousle (English): To sport with roughly; to rumple

Definitions

  1. To sport with roughly; to rumple

Ancestry of “mousle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmosel—
2Old Frenchmusel—
3Latinmusus—
Every word from Latin musus →Every word from Old French musel →Every word from Middle English mosel →