Where does “mus” come from?
mus (Polish) comes from Polish musieć, from Old Czech musiti, from Old High German muoȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *mōtan, from Proto-Germanic mōtaną, from Proto-Indo-European mōd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
mus (Polish): constraint, coercion, must
Definitions
- constraint, coercion, must
Ancestry of “mus”, step by step
mus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish musieć
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | musieć | to have to, to need to, to be obliged to; must |
| 2 | Old Czech | musiti | must, to have to |
| 3 | Old High German | muoȥan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mōtan | to be allowed, to be permitted to, may |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōtaną | to be allowed, to be permitted to, may |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mōd- | to permit, make able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via German Mousse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mousse | — |