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Where does “muster” come from?

muster (German) comes from German mustern, from German Muster, 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): singular imperative of mustern

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of mustern

Ancestry of “muster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmusternto scrutinize
2GermanMusterexample; pattern
3ItalianMostra—
4Latinmōnstrō—
5Latinmoneō—
6Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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