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Where does “micromouse” come from?

micromouse (English) comes from English Mouse, from German maus, from Middle High German mūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

micromouse (English): A small, autonomous robot mouse used in a...

Definitions

  1. A small, autonomous robot mouse used in a...

Ancestry of “micromouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMouse—
2Germanmaus—
3Middle High Germanmūs—
4Old High Germanmūs—
5Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →