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 múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Old Norse mús →