Where does “muid” come from?

muid (English) comes from French muid, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

muid (English): An old French liquid measure of approximately...

Definitions

  1. An old French liquid measure of approximately...

Ancestry of “muid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmuidhogshead
2Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
3Latinmodusmeasure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →