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Where does “mus” come from?

mus (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish mūs, from Old Norse mús, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

mus (Swedish): mouse; small rodent of the genus "Mus";...

Definitions

  1. mouse; small rodent of the genus "Mus";...

Ancestry of “mus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmūs—
2Old Norsemús—
3Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “mus”

  • musknapp
  • husmus
  • hasselmus
  • muspekare
  • datormus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →