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

Definitions

  1. moss

Ancestry of “moos”, step by step

moos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German mos

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

via Yiddish מעות

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמעות—
2Hebrewמעותcoins

Words derived from “moos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic musą →Every word from Old High German mos →