Where does “mausrutschen” come from?
mausrutschen (German) comes from German ausrutschen, from German aus-, from German Aus, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt — out, outward.
mausrutschen (German): to misclick, to have one's mouse slip especially when this would result in something crass or contemptible
Definitions
- to misclick, to have one's mouse slip especially when this would result in something crass or contemptible
Ancestry of “mausrutschen”, step by step
mausrutschen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ausrutschen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ausrutschen | to slip, to side-slip, to skid |
| 2 | German | aus- | out- |
| 3 | German | Aus | an out; the end of play for an individual or a... |
| 4 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 5 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 6 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |