Where does “Muskat” come from?
Muskat (German) comes from Middle High German muscāt, from Old French muscate, from Medieval Latin muscata, from Latin muscātus, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क — mouse.
Muskat (German): nutmeg
Definitions
- nutmeg
Ancestry of “Muskat”, step by step
Muskat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German muscāt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | muscāt | — |
| 2 | Old French | muscate | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | muscata | nutmeg |
| 4 | Latin | muscātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mūscus | moss |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 7 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 8 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 9 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via Old French noix muscat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | noix muscat | — |