Where does “musfealu” come from?

musfealu (Old English) comes from Old English mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

musfealu (Old English): mouse-colored

Definitions

  1. mouse-colored

Ancestry of “musfealu”, step by step

musfealu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmūsmouse
2Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
3Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Old English fealu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfealuyellow, dusky, grey
2Proto-Germanicfalwazpale, gray, fallow
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →