Where does “mushmouth” come from?
mushmouth (English) comes from English MUSH, from English mushroom, from Middle English muscheron, from Anglo-Norman musherum, from Old French moisseron, from Old French mosse, from Frankish mosa, from Proto-Germanic musą — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
mushmouth (English): Someone who has a muffled or otherwise unclear...
Definitions
- Someone who has a muffled or otherwise unclear...
Ancestry of “mushmouth”, step by step
mushmouth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English MUSH
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MUSH | A form of multi-user dungeon, often used for... |
| 2 | English | mushroom | Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi... |
| 3 | Middle English | muscheron | mushroom |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | musherum | — |
| 5 | Old French | moisseron | — |
| 6 | Old French | mosse | moss |
| 7 | Frankish | mosa | moss |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | musą | moss, bog |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |
via English mouth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mouth | The opening of a creature through which food is... |
| 2 | Middle English | mouþ | Alternative form of mouth |
| 3 | Old English | mūþ | mouth, opening, door, gate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *munþ | mouth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | munþaz | mouth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |