Where does “museklikk” come from?

museklikk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk e, from Old Norse ér, from Old Norse es, from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun).

museklikk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a mouse click

Definitions

  1. a mouse click

Ancestry of “museklikk”, step by step

museklikk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskeApocopic form of er, present of vera
2Old Norseér"nom. pl." to ‘þú’, ye
3Old Norseesthat; is; as
4Proto-Germanicīzhe, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun
5Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)

via Norwegian Nynorsk mus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmusmouse; pussy; computer mouse
2Old Norsemús—
3Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Norwegian Nynorsk klikk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskklikka clique; a click
2Frenchcliqueclique; first-person singular present indicative...
3Old Frenchcliquerto click, clack, sound, resound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ís →Every word from Proto-Germanic īz →Every word from Old Norse es →