Where does “vleermuis” come from?
vleermuis (Dutch) comes 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.
vleermuis (Dutch): bat
Ancestry of “vleermuis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vlēdermuus | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | muus | mouse |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mūs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
Words derived from “vleermuis”