Where does “muse” come from?

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

muse (Middle English): Alternative form of mous; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mous; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “muse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmūsmouse
2Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
3Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →
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