Where does “spissmus” come from?

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

spissmus (Norwegian Nynorsk): a shrew, a small animal of the genus "Soricidae"

Definitions

  1. a shrew, a small animal of the genus "Soricidae"

Ancestry of “spissmus”, step by step

spissmus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk mus

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk spiss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspisssharp; pointed; acute

Words derived from “spissmus”

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