Where does “mouchen” come from?
mouchen (Middle English) comes from Old French muchier, from Frankish mukjan, from Proto-Germanic mūk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mūg- — swindler, thief; to rob, steal.
mouchen (Middle English): to pretend poverty
Ancestry of “mouchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | muchier | — |
| 2 | Frankish | mukjan | to hide, conceal oneself |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mūk- | to lie in ambush; skulk; hide; waylay; to steal;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mūg- | swindler, thief; to rob, steal |
Words derived from “mouchen”