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
Ancestry of “moût”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | moust | must |
| 2 | Old French | moust | must |
| 3 | Latin | mustum | must; unfermented or partially fermented grape... |
| 4 | Latin | mustus | fresh, young; unfermented |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |