Where does “Muskatnussbaum” come from?
Muskatnussbaum (German) comes from German Muskatnuss, 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 — mouse.
Muskatnussbaum (German): nutmeg tree tree
Definitions
- nutmeg tree tree
Ancestry of “Muskatnussbaum”, step by step
Muskatnussbaum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Muskatnuss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Muskatnuss | nutmeg powered spice |
| 2 | German | Muskat | nutmeg |
| 3 | Middle High German | muscāt | — |
| 4 | Old French | muscate | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | muscata | nutmeg |
| 6 | Latin | muscātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | mūscus | moss |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 9 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 10 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 11 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |