Where does “Strandmuschel” come from?

Strandmuschel (German) comes from German Muschel, 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 — mouse.

Strandmuschel (German): beach tent

Definitions

  1. beach tent

Ancestry of “Strandmuschel”, step by step

Strandmuschel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Muschel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMuschela bivalve; a mussel; a snailshell
2Old High Germanmuscula
3Proto-Germanic*muskulā
4LatinmusculaDiminutive of musca
5Latinmūsculusa small mouse
6Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
7Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
8Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via German strand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrandbeach
2Middle High Germanstrant
3Old High Germanstrand
4Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
5Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s