Where does “mutch” come from?
mutch (English) comes from Middle Dutch mutse, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
mutch (English): A nightcap; A linen or muslin hat, especially one...
Definitions
- A nightcap; A linen or muslin hat, especially one...
Ancestry of “mutch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | mutse | cap, nightcap; mutch |
| 2 | Latin | modius | modius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or... |
| 3 | Latin | modus | measure; bound, limit; manner , way , method |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |