Where does “mopsvleermuis” come from?

mopsvleermuis (Dutch) 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.

mopsvleermuis (Dutch): barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)

Definitions

  1. barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)

Ancestry of “mopsvleermuis”, step by step

mopsvleermuis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vleermuis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvleermuisbat
2Middle Dutchvlēdermuusbat (animal)
3Middle Dutchmuusmouse
4Old Dutchmūsmouse
5Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Dutch mops

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmopspug, small dog with a snub snout
2Dutchmopa joke, jest; a brick; a mop
3EnglishMOPGBU-57; Acronym of Massive Ordnance Penetrator
4Middle Englishmappe—
5Walloonmappenapkin
6Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →