Where does “vlermuis” come from?

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

vlermuis (Afrikaans): bat

Definitions

  1. bat

Ancestry of “vlermuis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvleermuisbat
2Middle Dutchvlēdermuusbat (animal)
3Middle Dutchmuusmouse
4Old Dutchmūsmouse
5Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →
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