Where does “moustarde” come from?

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

moustarde (Old French): mustard

Definitions

  1. mustard

Ancestry of “moustarde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoustmust
2Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
3Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “moustarde”

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