Where does “Muschel” come from?

Muschel (German) comes from Old High German muscula, from Proto-Germanic *muskulā, from Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Muschel (German): a bivalve; a mussel; a snailshell

Definitions

  1. a bivalve; a mussel; a snailshell

Ancestry of “Muschel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmuscula—
2Proto-Germanic*muskulā—
3LatinmusculaDiminutive of musca
4Latinmūsculusa small mouse
5Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
6Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
7Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “Muschel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →