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Where does “mus” come from?

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

mus (Norwegian Nynorsk): mouse; pussy; computer mouse

Definitions

  1. mouse; pussy; computer mouse

Ancestry of “mus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemús—
2Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “mus”

  • storskogmus
  • klatremus
  • austmarkmus
  • krattspissmus
  • dvergspissmus
  • snømus
  • markmus
  • lappspissmus
  • knøttspissmus
  • spissmus
  • gråsidemus
  • bjørkemus
  • småskogmus
  • fjellmarkmus
  • vasspissmus
  • skogmus
  • raudmus
  • taigaspissmus
  • museklikk
  • datamus
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