Where does “muskuløs” come from?

muskuløs (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French musculeux, from Latin muscularis, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

muskuløs (Norwegian Bokmål): muscular

Definitions

  1. muscular

Ancestry of “muskuløs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmusculeuxmuscular; muscly
2LatinmuscularisOf or pertaining to muscles
3Latinmūsculusa small mouse
4Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
5Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
6Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →