Where does “müs” come from?
müs (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
müs (North Frisian): mouse
Ancestry of “müs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | mūs | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |