Where does “must” come from?

must (Swedish) comes from Old Norse muster, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

must (Swedish): A kind of soft drink, more commonly known as...

Definitions

  1. A kind of soft drink, more commonly known as...

Ancestry of “must”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemuster—
2Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
3Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “must”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Latin mustus →Every word from Latin mustum →