Where does “moes” come from?

moes (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch muus, from Old Dutch mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

moes (Limburgish): mouse

Definitions

  1. mouse

Ancestry of “moes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmuusmouse
2Old Dutchmūsmouse
3Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →