Etymology Explorer
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Where does “mús” come from?
mús (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
Ancestry of “mús”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
mūs
mouse
2
Proto-Indo-European
múh₂s
mouse
Words derived from “mús”
mus
mus
mus
mús
mús
mus
mus
mūs
mus
músabróðir
tölvumús
músvákur
husmus
eplamús
músarrindill
spissmus
bjørkemus
fjellmarkmus
raudmus
markmus
gråsidemus
småskogmus
skogmus
austmarkmus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →
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