Where does “muisstil” come from?

muisstil (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.

muisstil (Dutch): quiet as a mouse

Definitions

  1. quiet as a mouse

Ancestry of “muisstil”, 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 →