Where does “most” come from?

most (Dutch) 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,...

most (Dutch): must

Definitions

  1. must

Ancestry of “most”, step by step

most 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 Latin mustum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
2Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mōs →