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.

musard (Middle English): A fool; an absent-minded person

Definitions

  1. A fool; an absent-minded person

Ancestry of “musard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmusard—
2Frenchmuserto wander about, usually aimlessly
3Middle Frenchmuser—
4Old Frenchmuserto ponder; to think about; to stare at in...
5Old Frenchmusel—
6Latinmusus—

Words derived from “musard”

Every word from Latin musus →Every word from Old French musel →Every word from Old French muser →
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