Where does “mose” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs-Every word from Proto-Germanic musą
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