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mustEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English moste ("must", literally, "had to", the past tense of Middle English moten (“to have to”)), from Old English mōste (“had to”), 1st & 3rd person singular past tense of mōtan (“to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity to, be compelled to, must, may”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. Cognate with Dutch moest (“had to”), German musste (“had to”), Swedish måste (“must, have to, be obliged to”). More at mote.
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From Middle English moste ("must", literally, "had to", the past tense of Middle English moten (“to have to”)), from Old English mōste (“had to”), 1st & 3rd person singular past tense of mōtan (“to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity to, be compelled to, must, may”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. Cognate with Dutch moest (“had to”), German musste (“had to”), Swedish måste (“must, have to, be obliged to”). More at mote.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗mustEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From Middle English must, from Old English must and Old French must, most, both from Latin mustum.
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1908- MustEnglish · e-38538-9687
Must, must, v.i. to be obliged physically or morally. [A.S. mót, móste; Ger. müssen.]
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Must, must, n. wine pressed from the grape, but not fermented: potato-pulp prepared for fermentation. [A.S. must—L. mustus, new, fresh.]
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Must, must, n. an occasional state of dangerous frenzy in adult male elephants.
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