Where does “vleerhond” come from?

vleerhond (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.

vleerhond (Dutch): flying fox, bat of the family Pteropodidae

Definitions

  1. flying fox, bat of the family Pteropodidae

Ancestry of “vleerhond”, step by step

vleerhond 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 hond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhonddog, "Canis lupus familiaris"; A derogatory term...
2Middle Dutchhontdog; despicable, worthless person; an area of 100...
3Old Dutchhuntdog
4Proto-West Germanichunddog
5Proto-Germanichundazdog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →