Where does “vledermuus” come from?
vledermuus (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch muus, from Old Dutch mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
Ancestry of “vledermuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | muus | mouse |
| 2 | Old Dutch | mūs | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
Words derived from “vledermuus”