Where does “Muskatblüte” come from?
Muskatblüte (German) comes from German Muskat, 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' — mouse.
Muskatblüte (German): mace
Definitions
- mace
Ancestry of “Muskatblüte”, step by step
Muskatblüte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Muskat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Muskat | nutmeg |
| 2 | Middle High German | muscāt | — |
| 3 | Old French | muscate | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | muscata | nutmeg |
| 5 | Latin | muscātus | — |
| 6 | Latin | mūscus | moss |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 8 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 9 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 10 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via German Blüte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blüte | blossom; florescence; counterfeit banknote |
| 2 | Middle High German | bluot | blood |
| 3 | Old High German | bluot | blood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blōd | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |