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Where does “muyseval” come from?

muyseval (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mūsfalla, from Proto-West Germanic mūsfallā, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Ancestry of “muyseval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmūsfalla—
2Proto-West Germanicmūsfallāmousetrap
3Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “muyseval”

  • muizenval
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →