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Where does “moisseron” come from?

moisseron (Old French) comes from Old French mosse, from Frankish mosa, from Proto-Germanic musą, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Ancestry of “moisseron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmossemoss
2Frankishmosamoss
3Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “moisseron”

  • mousseron
  • musseron
  • mouceron
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