Where does “Mäuschen” come from?

Mäuschen (German) comes 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.

Mäuschen (German): Diminutive of Maus; honey, sweetie, pumpkin; fly...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Maus; honey, sweetie, pumpkin; fly...

Ancestry of “Mäuschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmausmouse (animal)
2Middle High Germanmūsmouse
3Old High Germanmūsmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “Mäuschen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →