Where does “Moosachat” come from?

Moosachat (German) comes from German moos, 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,...

Moosachat (German): moss agate

Definitions

  1. moss agate

Ancestry of “Moosachat”, step by step

Moosachat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German moos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmoosmoss
2Middle High Germanmos—
3Old High Germanmosmoss
4Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

via German achāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanachātagate
2Middle High Germanachāt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic musą →Every word from Old High German mos →