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
Ancestry of “mousily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mousy | Resembling a mouse; Abounding or infested with... |
| 2 | English | Mouse | — |
| 3 | German | maus | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | mūs | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mūs | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |