Where does “mosajafni” come from?

mosajafni (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,...

mosajafni (Icelandic): lesser clubmoss

Definitions

  1. lesser clubmoss

Ancestry of “mosajafni”, step by step

mosajafni 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 jafni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjafniclub moss, lycophyte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic musą →Every word from Old Norse mosi →