Where does “musard” come from?
musard (Middle English) comes from Middle French musard, from French muser, from Middle French muser, from Old French muser, from Old French musel, from Latin musus.
Ancestry of “musard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | musard | — |
| 2 | French | muser | to wander about, usually aimlessly |
| 3 | Middle French | muser | — |
| 4 | Old French | muser | to ponder; to think about; to stare at in... |
| 5 | Old French | musel | — |
| 6 | Latin | musus | — |