Reconstruction:Old Dutch/mus

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

Etymology

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

Noun

*mūs f

  1. mouse

Inflection

Declension of *mūs (feminine i-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *mūs *mūsi
accusative *mūs *mūsi
genitive *mūsi *mūso
dative *mūsi *mūsin, *mūson

Descendants

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

Further reading

  • “mūs”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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