Where does “Moos” come from?

Moos (Luxembourgish) comes from German moos, from Middle High German mos, from Old High German mos, from Proto-Germanic musą, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Moos (Luxembourgish): moss

Definitions

  1. moss

Ancestry of “Moos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmoosmoss
2Middle High Germanmos—
3Old High Germanmosmoss
4Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic musą →Every word from Old High German mos →