Where does “mousily” come from?

mousily (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.

mousily (English): In a mousy manner

Definitions

  1. In a mousy manner

Ancestry of “mousily”, step by step

mousily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mousy

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

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →