Where does “musal” come from?

musal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

musal (English): Of or pertaining to the Muses, or to poetry

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the Muses, or to poetry

Ancestry of “musal”, step by step

musal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English Muse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMuseOne of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts
2Middle EnglishMuseA Muse; A source of inspiration for poetry; A...
3Old Frenchmusewind instrument
4Old Frenchmuserto ponder; to think about; to stare at in...
5Old Frenchmusel—
6Latinmusus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →