Where does “mos” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmosmoss
2Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “mos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic musą →Every word from Old High German mos →