Where does “mous” come from?

mous (Middle English) comes from Old English mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

mous (Middle English): mouse or shrew; A coward; one lacking courage; A...

Definitions

  1. mouse or shrew; A coward; one lacking courage; A...

Ancestry of “mous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmūsmouse
2Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
3Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “mous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →