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

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

Words derived from “musard”

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