Proto-Germanic

*mūs

‘mouse’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *mūs.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *mūs, most familiar first.

• mouse ← mous ← mūs ← *mūs
• mice ← mys ← mȳs ← *mūsiz
• mouser ← mousere ← mousen ← mous ← mūs

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *mūs