English word moss comes from Proto-Indo-European *meus-, Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-, and later Proto-Germanic *musą (Moss, bog.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *meus- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | moss |
| *meh₂d- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | wet, liquid, fat, dripping*mōsą, wet, fat, dripping |
| *musą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Moss, bog. |
| *mōsą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Food, victuals. Wet food, mush, porridge. |
| mos | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Moss. |
| mos | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Moss Food, nourishment, victuals. |
| mos | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Food, nourishment, victuals. |
| mos | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| moss | English (en) | (intransitive) To become covered with moss.. (transitive) To cover (something) with moss. (countable) A kind or species of such plants.. (informal) Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.. (now, _, chiefly, _, UK, _, regional) A bog; a fen.. Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now [...] |