Where does “muse” come from?

muse (Old French) comes from Old French muser, from Old French musel, from Latin musus.

muse (Old French): wind instrument

Definitions

  1. wind instrument

Ancestry of “muse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmuserto ponder; to think about; to stare at in...
2Old Frenchmusel—
3Latinmusus—

Words derived from “muse”

Every word from Latin musus →Every word from Old French musel →Every word from Old French muser →