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”

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