Where does “mos” come from?

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

mos (Old English): moss; food, nourishment, victuals

Definitions

  1. moss; food, nourishment, victuals

Ancestry of “mos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mōs →