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Etymology of the English word mouse

the English word mouse
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *mus
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mus-

Derivations in English

titemous, mousebird, mousefish, mousepox, mousing, mousy, shrewmouse, mouser, mousehole, moused

Cognates

Dutch mees, German Maus, German Meise, Latin mus, Polish mysz, Russian мышь, Swedish mes, Yiddish mojz

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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