Proto-Germanic *mūs continues Proto-Indo-European *mūs-, reconstructed from Germanic, Latin, Greek, and other comparanda.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0117inheritanceprobable
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*mūs
mouse
OPEN NODE 133 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European prehistory · mouse family*mūs-
mouse; also the family behind specialized muscle words
OPEN NODE 123 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
The inherited meaning remains “mouse.”
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
American Heritage Indo-European Roots · University of Texas LRC
probable — Both endpoints are reconstructed; the cross-branch comparison supports the deeper form.
reviewed
02
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Indo-European Root mūs-mūs- root entry
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Indo-European Lexicon: mūs-Pokorny etymon mūs
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗03
EDITORIAL REUSE