Where does “musard” come from?
musard (English) comes from Middle English musard, from Middle French musard, from French muser, from Middle French muser, from Old French muser, from Old French musel, from Latin musus.
musard (English): A dreamer; an absent-minded person
Definitions
- A dreamer; an absent-minded person
Ancestry of “musard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | musard | — |
| 2 | Middle French | musard | — |
| 3 | French | muser | to wander about, usually aimlessly |
| 4 | Middle French | muser | — |
| 5 | Old French | muser | to ponder; to think about; to stare at in... |
| 6 | Old French | musel | — |
| 7 | Latin | musus | — |