Where does “Muus” come from?
Muus (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German mûs, from Old Saxon mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
Muus (German Low German): mouse, "Mus musculus"; mouse
Definitions
- mouse, "Mus musculus"; mouse
Ancestry of “Muus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | mûs | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | mūs | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |