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Where does “musą” come from?

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

musą (Proto-Germanic): moss, bog

Definitions

  1. moss, bog

Ancestry of “musą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “musą”

  • moss
  • Mosley
  • mousse
  • mossgrown
  • mossback
  • mousseux
  • mosslike
  • oakmoss
  • feathermoss
  • Mosleyite
  • watermoss
  • mossbacked
  • mousselike
  • mossless
  • enmossed
  • moss-grown
  • mosbolletjie
  • moussy
  • bog moss
  • Mosleyan
  • firmoss
  • mossery
  • mosskiller
  • demoss
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