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Where does “mos” come from?

mos (Swedish) comes from Old Frisian mūth, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

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Ancestry of “mos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmūth—
2Proto-West Germanic*munþ—
3Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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