Where does “muste” come from?

muste (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin mucidus, from Latin mucidus, from Latin mūceō, from Latin mūcus, from Proto-Italic moukos, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

Ancestry of “muste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmucidusmoldy, musty; sniveling
2Latinmucidusmoldy, musty; sniveling
3Latinmūceōto be mouldy or musty
4Latinmūcusmucus
5Proto-Italicmoukos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k-Every word from Proto-Italic moukosEvery word from Latin mūcus