Where does “mustar” come from?
mustar (Ido) comes from English muster, from Middle English musteren, from Middle French monstrer, from Old French monstrer, from Latin mōnstrō, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
mustar (Ido): must, to have to, to be under the necessity of,...
Definitions
- must, to have to, to be under the necessity of,...
Ancestry of “mustar”, step by step
mustar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English muster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | muster | Gathering; Showing; To show, exhibit |
| 2 | Middle English | musteren | — |
| 3 | Middle French | monstrer | to show |
| 4 | Old French | monstrer | to show |
| 5 | Latin | mōnstrō | to show, point out, indicate, demonstrate |
| 6 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via German musste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | musste | first/third-person singular preterite of müssen |