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

must

Ancestry of “most”, step by step

most traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mos

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	mos	moss; lichen; swamp, marsh
2	Middle Dutch	mos	—
3	Old Dutch	mos	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	mōs	wet food, mush, porridge
5	Proto-Germanic	mōsą	wet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
6	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂d-	to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Latin mustum

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	mustum	must; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
2	Latin	mustus	fresh, young; unfermented

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