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English word moss comes from Proto-Indo-European *meus-, Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-, and later Proto-Germanic *musą (Moss, bog.)
*meus- (Proto-Indo-European)
moss
*meh₂d- (Proto-Indo-European)
wet, liquid, fat, dripping*mōsą, wet, fat, dripping
*musą (Proto-Germanic)
Moss, bog.
*mōsą (Proto-Germanic)
Food, victuals. Wet food, mush, porridge.
mos (Old English)
Moss.
mos (Old English)
Moss Food, nourishment, victuals.
mos (Old English)
Food, nourishment, victuals.
mos (Middle English)
moss (English)
(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 [...]