Where does “Muus” come from?

Muus (East Central German) comes from Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos, from Proto-Germanic musą, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Muus (East Central German): moss

Definitions

  1. moss

Ancestry of “Muus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmos—
2Old High Germanmosmoss
3Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic musą →Every word from Old High German mos →