Where does “muten” come from?

muten (English) comes from English mute, from Middle French muetir, from Middle French esmeutir.

muten (English): To make or become mute or muted

Definitions

  1. To make or become mute or muted

Ancestry of “muten”, step by step

muten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuteNot having the power of speech; dumb; Silent; not...
2Middle Frenchmuetir—
3Middle Frenchesmeutir—

via Middle French mutiner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmutiner—
Every word from Middle French esmeutir →Every word from Middle French muetir →Every word from English mute →