Where does “Schermaus” come from?

Schermaus (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.

Schermaus (German): water vole

Definitions

  1. water vole

Ancestry of “Schermaus”, step by step

Schermaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German maus

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

via German scheren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanscherento shear; to clip; to prune; to cut; to trim
2Middle High Germanschern—
3Old High Germanskeranto shear; to shave
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →