Where does “muser” come from?

muser (French) comes from Middle French muser, from Old French muser, from Old French musel, from Latin musus.

muser (French): to wander about, usually aimlessly

Definitions

  1. to wander about, usually aimlessly

Ancestry of “muser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmuser
2Old Frenchmuserto ponder; to think about; to stare at in...
3Old Frenchmusel
4Latinmusus

Words derived from “muser

Every word from Latin mususEvery word from Old French muselEvery word from Old French muser
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