Where does “muis” come from?

muis (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch muis, from Middle Dutch muus, from Old Dutch mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

muis (Afrikaans): A mouse

Definitions

  1. A mouse

Ancestry of “muis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmuisA mouse; Various resembling species; A mouse, an...
2Middle Dutchmuusmouse
3Old Dutchmūsmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →