Where does “mouseness” come from?
mouseness (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.
mouseness (English): The quality of being a mouse
Definitions
- The quality of being a mouse
Ancestry of “mouseness”, step by step
mouseness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mouse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mouse | The Walt Disney Company |
| 2 | German | maus | mouse (animal) |
| 3 | Middle High German | mūs | mouse |
| 4 | Old High German | mūs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |