Where does “mossie” come from?

mossie (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch mos, from Middle Dutch mos, from Old Dutch mos, from Proto-West Germanic mōs, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

mossie (Afrikaans): sparrow

Definitions

  1. sparrow

Ancestry of “mossie”, step by step

mossie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmosmoss; lichen; swamp, marsh
2Middle Dutchmos—
3Old Dutchmos—
4Proto-West Germanicmōswet food, mush, porridge
5Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Dutch mus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmussparrow, bird of the family Passeridae,...
2Middle Dutchmussche—
3Old Dutchmuscasparrow
4Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
5Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly

Words derived from “mossie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →