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

  1. mouse, "Mus musculus"; mouse

Ancestry of “Muus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmûs—
2Old Saxonmūsmouse
3Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →
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