Where does “mousepox” come from?

mousepox (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.

mousepox (English): A skin disease of mice, similar to smallpox,...

Definitions

  1. A skin disease of mice, similar to smallpox,...

Ancestry of “mousepox”, step by step

mousepox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Mouse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMouseThe Walt Disney Company
2Germanmausmouse (animal)
3Middle High Germanmūsmouse
4Old High Germanmūsmouse
5Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via English pox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoxA disease characterized by purulent skin...
2Middle Englishpocke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →
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