Where does “Laubmoos” come from?

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

Laubmoos (German): moss

Definitions

  1. moss

Ancestry of “Laubmoos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmosmoss
2Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
3Proto-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 →