Where does “musgrå” come from?
musgrå (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mus, from Old Norse mús, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
musgrå (Norwegian Nynorsk): gray like a mouse
Ancestry of “musgrå”, step by step
musgrå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk mus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mus | mouse; pussy; computer mouse |
| 2 | Old Norse | mús | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via Norwegian Nynorsk grå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | grå | grey or gray |
| 2 | Old Norse | grár | grey; spiteful |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grēwaz | grey |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |