Where does “hélumosi” come from?

hélumosi (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,...

hélumosi (Icelandic): leafy liverwort of the genus Anthelia

Definitions

  1. leafy liverwort of the genus Anthelia

Ancestry of “hélumosi”, step by step

hélumosi 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 héla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichélarime, hoarfrost
2Old Norsehélahoarfrost, rime
3Proto-Germanichehlǭhoarfrost
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic musą →Every word from Old Norse mosi →