Where does “möösk” come from?

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

möösk (North Frisian): moss

Definitions

  1. moss

Ancestry of “möösk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisian*mos—
2Proto-West Germanicmōswet food, mush, porridge
3Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mōs →