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Where does “klatremus” come from?

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

klatremus (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bank vole, "Myodes glareolus"

Definitions

  1. a bank vole, "Myodes glareolus"

Ancestry of “klatremus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmusmouse; pussy; computer mouse
2Old Norsemús—
3Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →