Where does “Mösenhaar” come from?

Mösenhaar (German) comes from German haar, from Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

Mösenhaar (German): pubic hair around the vulva

Definitions

  1. pubic hair around the vulva

Ancestry of “Mösenhaar”, step by step

Mösenhaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German haar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaarsingular imperative of haaren; first-person...
2Old High Germanhārhair
3Proto-West Germanic*hārhair
4Proto-Germanichērąhair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

via German Mose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMoseMoses
2Low Germanmutze—
3Medieval Latinalmutiahood, cowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hār →