Where does “bog moss” come from?
bog moss (English) comes from English bog, from Middle English bog, from Scottish Gaelic bogach, from Old Irish bog, from Proto-Celtic buggos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.
bog moss (English): peat moss; sphagnum
Definitions
- peat moss; sphagnum
Ancestry of “bog moss”, step by step
bog moss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bog | An area of decayed vegetation which forms a wet... |
| 2 | Middle English | bog | — |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | bogach | soft, boggy ground |
| 4 | Old Irish | bog | soft |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | buggos | soft, tender |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewgʰ- | to bend; curve, arch |
via English moss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moss | Any of various small, green, seedless plants... |
| 2 | Middle English | mos | mush, pulp, porridge |
| 3 | Old English | mos | moss; food, nourishment, victuals |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mōs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōsą | wet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |