Where does “mosagróinn” come from?

mosagróinn (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,...

mosagróinn (Icelandic): mossgrown

Definitions

  1. mossgrown

Ancestry of “mosagróinn”, step by step

mosagróinn 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 gróinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgróinngrown; covered, lined
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic musą →Every word from Old Norse mosi →