Where does “mos” come from?

mos (Dutch) comes 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,...

mos (Dutch): moss; lichen; swamp, marsh

Definitions

  1. moss; lichen; swamp, marsh

Ancestry of “mos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mōs →