*SET-U

PERMANENT JOURNEY RECORD / 79

COMPLETE ROUTE ↗
STAGE 04broadNO SINGLE PIN

current spelling and senses; onset unresolved

English-language mussel senses

mussel DOSSIER ↗
THE REVIEWED ROUTE CLAIM

Modern mussel names marine and freshwater bivalves. American Heritage reports possible influence from Dutch mossel on the modern spelling, so that contribution remains qualified rather than forced into the direct chain.

COORDINATES STORED
NO
HONEST TO PLOT
NO
PLACEMENT MODE
broad
TIME PRECISION
unresolved
NUMERIC TIME BOUND
WITHHELD
CLAIM CITATIONS
2
THE TEMPORAL CLAIM

NO YEAR HAS BEEN INVENTED.

Current definitions and the spelling question are cited, but the sources do not establish one defensible onset for the distributed modern stage.

DIRECT STAGE-LEVEL PROVENANCE

AUDIT THE ROUTE CLAIM.

Every source below identifies its exact stance, locator, and evidentiary contribution.

  1. supports

    Mussel — Word History

    Documents current marine and freshwater bivalve senses and the historical English chain.

    Current definitions and Word HistoryAUDIT SOURCE ↗
  2. context

    Mussel — Word History

    Reports possible Dutch influence on the modern English spelling, preserving that contribution as qualified rather than certain.

    Word History: Etymology, possible Dutch mossel influenceAUDIT SOURCE ↗