Name Element MŪS

Type Word

Meaning & History

Germanic word meaning "mouse" [1][2].

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesmus(Anglo-Saxon) mus(Old Dutch) mus(Old High German)
Surname DescendantMaus(German)
Same Spellingmus

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 379.
  2. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 278.
Entry added December 7, 2022