Where does “musherum” come from?

musherum (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French moisseron, from Old French mosse, from Frankish mosa, from Proto-Germanic musą, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Ancestry of “musherum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoisseron
2Old Frenchmossemoss
3Frankishmosamoss
4Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “musherum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs-Every word from Proto-Germanic musąEvery word from Frankish mosa