Where does “mute h” come from?

mute h (English) comes from French h muet, from French muet, from Middle French mut, from Old French mu, from Latin mūtus — mute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate.

mute h (English): In the French language usage of the letter h at...

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In the French language usage of the letter h at...

Ancestry of “mute h”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	h muet	mute h, silent h
2	French	muet	dumb; silent, mute, unspeaking; silent, unvoiced,...
3	Middle French	mut	mute
4	Old French	mu	—
5	Latin	mūtus	mute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate

Every word from Latin mūtus →Every word from Old French mu →Every word from Middle French mut →