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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | mūsfalla | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | mūsfallā | mousetrap |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
Words derived from “muyseval”