Where does “musard” come from?
musard (Middle French) comes 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 | French | muser | to wander about, usually aimlessly |
| 2 | Middle French | muser | — |
| 3 | Old French | muser | to ponder; to think about; to stare at in... |
| 4 | Old French | musel | — |
| 5 | Latin | musus | — |