Where does “schaduwmos” come from?

schaduwmos (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,...

schaduwmos (Dutch): any of various lichens of the genera Phaeophyscia and Hyperphyscia

Definitions

  1. any of various lichens of the genera Phaeophyscia and Hyperphyscia

Ancestry of “schaduwmos”, step by step

schaduwmos 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 schaduw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschaduwshade; shadow; blemish
2Middle Dutchschaduwe—
3Old Dutchscado—
4Proto-Germanic*skadu—
5Proto-Germanicskaduza shadow
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mōs →