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Where does “mostaert” come from?

mostaert (Middle Dutch) comes 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,...

Ancestry of “mostaert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoustardemustard
2Old Frenchmoustmust
3Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
4Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “mostaert”

  • mosterdgeel
  • mosterd
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