Where does “Moos” come from?

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

Moos (German): moss; bryophyte; bog; fen; marsh

Definitions

  1. moss; bryophyte; bog; fen; marsh

Ancestry of “Moos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmos—
2Old High Germanmosmoss
3Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
4Proto-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 →
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