Where does “muskotträd” come from?
muskotträd (Swedish) comes from Swedish muskot, from Middle High German muscāt, from Old French muscate, from Medieval Latin muscata, from Latin muscātus, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk' — mouse.
muskotträd (Swedish): nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans
Definitions
- nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans
Ancestry of “muskotträd”, step by step
muskotträd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish muskot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | muskot | nutmeg, Myristica fragrans |
| 2 | Middle High German | muscāt | — |
| 3 | Old French | muscate | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | muscata | nutmeg |
| 5 | Latin | muscātus | — |
| 6 | Latin | mūscus | moss |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 8 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 9 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 10 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |