Where does “muisknop” come from?

muisknop (Dutch) 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.

muisknop (Dutch): mouse button, a computer input device

Definitions

  1. mouse button, a computer input device

Ancestry of “muisknop”, step by step

muisknop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch muis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmuisA mouse; Various resembling species; A mouse, an...
2Middle Dutchmuusmouse
3Old Dutchmūsmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Dutch knop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknopa knob, roundish handle, ornament etc; a button,...
2Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
4Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →