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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanausrutschento slip, to side-slip, to skid
2Germanaus-out-
3GermanAusan out; the end of play for an individual or a...
4EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
5Middle Englishouteout
6Old Englishūtout
7Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
8Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

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 údEvery word from Proto-Germanic ūtEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt