Where does “mús” come from?

mús (Faroese) comes from Old Norse mús, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

mús (Faroese): mouse

Definitions

  1. mouse

Ancestry of “mús”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemús—
2Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “mús”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Old Norse mús →