Where does “muizengerst” come from?

muizengerst (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.

Ancestry of “muizengerst”, step by step

muizengerst 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 gerst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgerstbarley, "Hordeum vulgare"; barley seed, used for...
2Middle Dutchgerste—
3Old Dutchgersta—
4Proto-West Germanicgerstubarley
5Proto-Germanicgerstōbarley
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰersd-grain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →