Where does “mustarður” come from?

mustarður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mustarðr, from Middle Low German mostart, from Old French moustarde, from Old French moust, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mustarður (Icelandic): mustard; white mustard

Definitions

  1. mustard; white mustard

Ancestry of “mustarður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemustarðr—
2Middle Low Germanmostart—
3Old Frenchmoustardemustard
4Old Frenchmoustmust
5Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
6Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Latin mustus →Every word from Latin mustum →