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
Ancestry of “musiker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Musiker | musician |
| 2 | German | musik | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | mūsic | — |
| 4 | Old High German | musika | — |
| 5 | Latin | mūsica | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μουσική | nominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |