Where does “mūsfalla” come from?

mūsfalla (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic mūsfallā, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Ancestry of “mūsfalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmūsfallāmousetrap
2Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
3Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “mūsfalla

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Proto-Germanic mūsEvery word from Proto-West Germanic mūs