Where does “musiker” come from?

musiker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Musiker, from German musik, from Middle High German mūsic, from Old High German musika, from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

musiker (Norwegian Bokmål): a musician

Definitions

  1. a musician

Ancestry of “musiker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMusikermusician
2Germanmusikmusic
3Middle High Germanmūsic
4Old High Germanmusika
5Latinmūsica
6Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
7Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσαEvery word from Ancient Greek μουσικήEvery word from Latin mūsica
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