Where does “luremus” come from?

luremus (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mus, from Old Norse mús, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

luremus (Norwegian Bokmål): a cocktease, a woman who creates an expectation of sex without fulfilling it

Definitions

  1. a cocktease, a woman who creates an expectation of sex without fulfilling it

Ancestry of “luremus”, step by step

luremus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmusmouse; pussy
2Old Norsemús
3Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Norwegian Bokmål lure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålluredefinite singular of lur; plural of lur; to...
2Middle Low Germanluren
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Proto-Germanic mūsEvery word from Old Norse mús
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