Where does “mosse” come from?

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

mosse (Old French): moss

Definitions

moss

Ancestry of “mosse”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Frankish	mosa	moss
2	Proto-Germanic	musą	moss, bog
3	Proto-Indo-European	mūs-	fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “mosse”

mousse
mousseux
mousselike
moussy
mousse
мусс
antimoussant
moussant
antimousse
mousser
moussu
émousser
moussage
mousseux
mousse
mousseron
mousse
musse
慕斯
mousse
musseron
moisseron
მუსი
mousse

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