Where does “nutmegger” come from?

nutmegger (English) comes from English nutmeg, from Middle English notemege, from Medieval Latin nux muga, from Medieval Latin nux muscata, from Classical Latin muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क — mouse.

nutmegger (English): One who nutmegs

Definitions

  1. One who nutmegs

Ancestry of “nutmegger”, step by step

nutmegger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nutmeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnutmegAn evergreen tree cultivated in the East Indies...
2Middle Englishnotemege
3Medieval Latinnux muga
4Medieval Latinnux muscatamusky nut
5Classical Latinmuscus
6Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
7Middle Persianmwšk'musk
8Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
9Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Sanskrit मूष्Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क