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

  1. moss

Ancestry of “mosse”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mosse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic musą →Every word from Frankish mosa →