Where does “must” come from?

must (Old English) comes from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

must (Old English): must newly or partially fermented wine

Definitions

  1. must newly or partially fermented wine

Ancestry of “must”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
2Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “must”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Latin mustus →Every word from Latin mustum →