Where does “musknapp” come from?
musknapp (Swedish) comes from Swedish mus, from Old Swedish mūs, from Old Norse mús, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
musknapp (Swedish): a mouse button
Ancestry of “musknapp”, step by step
musknapp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mus | mouse; small rodent of the genus "Mus";... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mūs | mouse |
| 3 | Old Norse | mús | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via Swedish knapp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | knapp | scarce, not much of something; somewhat less... |
| 2 | Old Norse | knappr | knob |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | knappô | knob, lump; button |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gnebʰ- | to press, tighten |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gen- | to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to... |