Where does “שנויץ־מויז” come from?

שנויץ־מויז (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מויז, from Middle High German mūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

שנויץ־מויז (Yiddish): desman

Definitions

  1. desman

Ancestry of “שנויץ־מויז”, step by step

שנויץ־מויז traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish מויז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמויזmouse
2Middle High Germanmūsmouse
3Old High Germanmūsmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Yiddish שנויץ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשנויץsnout
2GermanSchnauzesnout; muzzle; shut up!
3Middle Low Germansnûte—
4Old Dutchsnūt—
5Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →