Where does “muizenval” come from?
muizenval (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch muyseval, from Old Dutch mūsfalla, from Proto-West Germanic mūsfallā, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
muizenval (Dutch): mousetrap
Ancestry of “muizenval”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | muyseval | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | mūsfalla | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mūsfallā | mousetrap |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |