Where does “musebestand” come from?

musebestand (Danish) comes from Danish mus, from Old Norse mús, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

musebestand (Danish): mouse population

Definitions

  1. mouse population

Ancestry of “musebestand”, step by step

musebestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish mus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmusmouse
2Old Norsemús—
3Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Danish bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbestandpopulation; total number
2Low Germanbestant—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →
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