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This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs.

Noun

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*mūs f

  1. mouse

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: muus
    • Dutch: muis
      • Afrikaans: muis
      • Jersey Dutch: mäus
      • Negerhollands: mischi, miśi, muśi
      • Caribbean Hindustani: mus
      • Sranan Tongo: moismoisi
    • Limburgish: moes

Further reading

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  • mūs”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012