mutch

The story

1. Middle Dutch · derived frommutse
2. English todaymutch

From Middle Dutch mutse, from amutse, from Late Latin almucia (“almuce”). Doublet of almuce.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 15th c. A nightcap (hat worn to bed).
• from 16th c. A linen or muslin hat, especially one of a type once commonly worn by elderly women and young children.