Where does “moût” come from?

moût (French) comes from Middle French moust, from Old French moust, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

moût (French): must; wort

Definitions

  1. must; wort

Ancestry of “moût”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmoustmust
2Old Frenchmoustmust
3Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
4Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Latin mustus →Every word from Latin mustum →