Where does “Moselle” come from?

Moselle comes from French Moselle, from Latin Mosella, from Latin Mosa, from Proto-Celtic mosā, a river name of unknown ultimate meaning.

Moselle (English): A light white wine, made from Riesling grapes...

Definitions

  1. A light white wine, made from Riesling grapes...

Ancestry of “Moselle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMoselle—
2LatinMosella—
3LatinMosaMeuse River; the river Meuse
4CelticMosa—
5Proto-CelticMosā—
Every word from Proto-Celtic Mosā →Every word from Celtic Mosa →Every word from Latin Mosa →