Where does “Maus” come from?

Maus (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian Muus, 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.

Maus (Hunsrik): mouse

Definitions

  1. mouse

Ancestry of “Maus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianMuusmouse
2Middle High Germanmūsmouse
3Old High Germanmūsmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →