Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryResembling a mouse. · Quiet; stealthy. · Timid. · Of a greyish-brown colour.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Germanic *mūs Proto-West Germanic *mūs Old English mūs Middle English mous English mouse Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mousy From mouse + -y (forms adjectives from nouns).
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