Where does “mustard” come from?

mustard (Middle English) 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,...

mustard (Middle English): A mustard plant; the plant where mustard seeds...

Definitions

  1. A mustard plant; the plant where mustard seeds...

Ancestry of “mustard”, 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 “mustard

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs-Every word from Latin mustusEvery word from Latin mustum