Where does “h muet” come from?

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

h muet (French): mute h, silent h

Definitions

mute h, silent h

Ancestry of “h muet”, step by step

h muet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French muet

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

via French h

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	h	—

Words derived from “h muet”

mute h

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