Where does “mouler” come from?

mouler (French) comes from French moûle, from Old French moule, from Vulgar Latin musclus, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

mouler (French): to mould; to fit tightly; to grind, mill

Definitions

  1. to mould; to fit tightly; to grind, mill

Ancestry of “mouler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoûle—
2Old Frenchmoulemussel
3Vulgar Latinmusclusmoss
4Latinmūsculusa small mouse
5Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
6Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
7Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “mouler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →