Where does “mosagrænn” come from?

mosagrænn (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,...

mosagrænn (Icelandic): moss green

Definitions

  1. moss green

Ancestry of “mosagrænn”, step by step

mosagrænn 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 grænn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrænngreen
2Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
3Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic musą →Every word from Old Norse mosi →