Where does “mustard” come from?
Mustard comes from Middle English mustard, from Old French moustarde, derived from Old French moust meaning must or new wine, from Latin mustum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mus-.
mustard (English): A plant of certain species of the genus...
Definitions
- A plant of certain species of the genus...
Ancestry of “mustard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | mustard | A mustard plant; the plant where mustard seeds... |
| 2 | Old French | moustarde | mustard |
| 3 | Old French | moust | must |
| 4 | Latin | mustum | must; unfermented or partially fermented grape... |
| 5 | Latin | mustus | fresh, young; unfermented |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |
Words derived from “mustard”