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

  1. A nightcap; A linen or muslin hat, especially one...

Ancestry of “mutch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmutsecap, nightcap; mutch
2Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
3Latinmodusmeasure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “mutch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →
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