Where does “moose” come from?

moose (Scots) comes from Middle English mous, from Old English mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

moose (Scots): mouse

Definitions

  1. mouse

Ancestry of “moose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmousmouse or shrew; A coward; one lacking courage; A...
2Old Englishmūsmouse
3Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →
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