Where does “Mooss” come from?

Mooss (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle Low German môs, from Old Saxon mōs, from Proto-West Germanic mōs, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Mooss (Luxembourgish): measure; measurement, dimension, size

Definitions

  1. measure; measurement, dimension, size

Ancestry of “Mooss”, step by step

Mooss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German môs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmôs
2Old Saxonmōsfood
3Proto-West Germanicmōswet food, mush, porridge
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Middle High German māza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmāza
2Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
3Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “Mooss

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic mōs