Where does “Wollmaus” come from?

Wollmaus (German) comes from German Wolle, from Middle High German wolle, from Old High German wolla, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Wollmaus (German): dust bunny, dust mouse

Definitions

  1. dust bunny, dust mouse

Ancestry of “Wollmaus”, step by step

Wollmaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWollewool
2Middle High Germanwolle—
3Old High Germanwolla—
4Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
5Proto-Germanicwullōwool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via German maus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmausmouse (animal)
2Middle High Germanmūsmouse
3Old High Germanmūsmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →