Where does “mōs” come from?

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

mōs (Proto-West Germanic): wet food, mush, porridge

Definitions

  1. wet food, mush, porridge

Ancestry of “mōs”, step by step

mōs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic mōsą

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

via Proto-Germanic musą

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

Words derived from “mōs”

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