Where does “mousey” come from?

mousey (English) comes from English mousy, 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.

mousey (English): Alternative spelling of mousy

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of mousy

Ancestry of “mousey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmousyResembling a mouse; Abounding or infested with...
2EnglishMouseThe Walt Disney Company
3Germanmausmouse (animal)
4Middle High Germanmūsmouse
5Old High Germanmūsmouse
6Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
7Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →