Where does “muscula” come from?

muscula (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *muskulā, from Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Ancestry of “muscula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*muskulā—
2LatinmusculaDiminutive of musca
3Latinmūsculusa small mouse
4Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
5Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
6Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “muscula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →