Where does “musette” come from?
musette (English) comes from French musette, from Middle French musette, from Old French musette, from Old French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
musette (English): Any of various form of small bagpipe, especially...
Definitions
- Any of various form of small bagpipe, especially...
Ancestry of “musette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | musette | musette; bagpipe; A small bag for provisions |
| 2 | Middle French | musette | — |
| 3 | Old French | musette | — |
| 4 | Old French | -ette | Alternative form of -ete |
| 5 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 6 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |