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Where does “Muster” come from?

Muster (German) comes from Italian Mostra, from Latin mōnstrō, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Muster (German): example; pattern

Definitions

  1. example; pattern

Ancestry of “Muster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMostra—
2Latinmōnstrō—
3Latinmoneō—
4Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “Muster”

  • muster
  • musterhaft
  • Blumenmuster
  • mustergültig
  • ausmustern
  • mustern
  • Musterung
  • Wabenmuster
  • мустра
  • mustra
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