Where does “mos” come from?

mos (Middle English) comes from Old English mos, from Proto-Germanic *mōs, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

mos (Middle English): mush, pulp, porridge

Definitions

  1. mush, pulp, porridge

Ancestry of “mos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmosmoss; food, nourishment, victuals
2Proto-Germanic*mōs—
3Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “mos”

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