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Where does “muskedunder” come from?

muskedunder (Swedish) comes from German muskedonner, from French mousqueton, from French mousquet, from Italian moschetto, from Italian Mosca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

muskedunder (Swedish): blunderbuss

Definitions

  1. blunderbuss

Ancestry of “muskedunder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmuskedonner—
2Frenchmousquetonmusketoon; carabiner
3Frenchmousquetmusket
4Italianmoschettomusket
5ItalianMosca—
6Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
7Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
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