Where does “gamburmosi” come from?

gamburmosi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mosi, from Old Norse mosi, from Proto-Germanic musą, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

gamburmosi (Icelandic): woolly fringe moss

Definitions

  1. woolly fringe moss

Ancestry of “gamburmosi”, step by step

gamburmosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmosimoss
2Old Norsemosimoss
3Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

via Icelandic gambur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgamburstorm wind, gale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic musą →Every word from Old Norse mosi →