Where does “mōs” come from?

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

mōs (Old Saxon): food

Definitions

  1. food

Ancestry of “mōs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmōswet food, mush, porridge
2Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “mōs”

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