Where does “muskattnøt” come from?
muskattnøt (Faroese) comes from Faroese muskatt, from German Muskat, from Middle High German muscāt, from Old French muscate, from Medieval Latin muscata, from Latin muscātus, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος — mouse.
muskattnøt (Faroese): nutmeg
Ancestry of “muskattnøt”, step by step