Where does “Maus” come from?
Maus (Luxembourgish) 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 (Luxembourgish): mouse
Ancestry of “Maus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Central Franconian | Muus | mouse |
| 2 | Middle High German | mūs | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mūs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |