Where does “moser” come from?

moser (English) comes from German Moser, from Old High German mos, from Proto-Germanic musą, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

moser (English): An informer; one who tells on another

Definitions

  1. An informer; one who tells on another

Ancestry of “moser”, step by step

moser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Moser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMoserpredominantly in Southern Germany and Austria
2Old High Germanmosmoss
3Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

via Hebrew מוֹסֵר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמוֹסֵר
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs-Every word from Proto-Germanic musąEvery word from Old High German mos