Where does “Mopsfledermaus” come from?
Mopsfledermaus (German) comes from German Fledermaus, from Middle High German vledermūs, from Old High German fledarmūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
Mopsfledermaus (German): A barbastelle, especially the Western barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
Definitions
- A barbastelle, especially the Western barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
Ancestry of “Mopsfledermaus”, step by step
Mopsfledermaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fledermaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fledermaus | microbat; bat |
| 2 | Middle High German | vledermūs | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fledarmūs | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mūs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via German mops
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mops | singular imperative of mopsen; first-person... |
| 2 | Dutch | mops | pug, small dog with a snub snout |
| 3 | Dutch | mop | a joke, jest; a brick; a mop |
| 4 | English | MOP | GBU-57; Acronym of Massive Ordnance Penetrator |
| 5 | Middle English | mappe | — |
| 6 | Walloon | mappe | napkin |
| 7 | Latin | mappa | napkin; starting signal; map |