Where does “mucer” come from?

mucer (Old French) comes from Frankish mukjan, from Proto-Germanic mūk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mūg- — swindler, thief; to rob, steal.

mucer (Old French): to hide; to skulk, hide, conceal

Definitions

  1. to hide; to skulk, hide, conceal

Ancestry of “mucer”, step by step

mucer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish mukjan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishmukjanto hide, conceal oneself
2Proto-Germanicmūk-to lie in ambush; skulk; hide; waylay; to steal;...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mūg-swindler, thief; to rob, steal

via Frankish mukōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishmukōnto hide, skulk

Words derived from “mucer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mūg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūk- →Every word from Frankish mukjan →