Where does “mose” come from?

mose (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse mosi, from Proto-Germanic musą, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mose (Norwegian Bokmål): moss; a moor

Definitions

  1. moss; a moor

Ancestry of “mose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemosimoss
2Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
3Proto-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 Norse mosi →
mose — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer