moss
The origin and history of moss.
Etymology
From Old English mos, "bog, marsh, moss", tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root shared with the Dutch and German words for moss — the plant and the "boggy ground" sense come from the same origin.
The origin and history of moss.
From Old English mos, "bog, marsh, moss", tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root shared with the Dutch and German words for moss — the plant and the "boggy ground" sense come from the same origin.
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