Where does “Hausmaus” come from?

Hausmaus (German) comes from German haus, from Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Hausmaus (German): house mouse

Definitions

  1. house mouse

Ancestry of “Hausmaus”, step by step

Hausmaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaussingular imperative of hausen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanhūshouse
3Old High Germanhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via German maus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmausmouse (animal)
2Middle High Germanmūsmouse
3Old High Germanmūsmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →