Where does “knøttspissmus” come from?
knøttspissmus (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk spissmus, from Norwegian Nynorsk mus, from Old Norse mús, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
knøttspissmus (Norwegian Nynorsk): a Eurasian least shrew, "Sorex minutissimus"
Definitions
- a Eurasian least shrew, "Sorex minutissimus"
Ancestry of “knøttspissmus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | spissmus | a shrew, a small animal of the genus "Soricidae" |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mus | mouse; pussy; computer mouse |
| 3 | Old Norse | mús | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |