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
Definitions
- nutmeg
Ancestry of “muskattnøt”, step by step
muskattnøt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese muskatt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | muskatt | nutmeg |
| 2 | German | Muskat | nutmeg |
| 3 | Middle High German | muscāt | — |
| 4 | Old French | muscate | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | muscata | nutmeg |
| 6 | Latin | muscātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | mūscus | moss |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 9 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 10 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 11 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |