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English word mouse comes from Proto-Indo-European *meus-, Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s, Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s (Mouse.), Proto-Indo-European *mūs
*meus- (Proto-Indo-European)
moss
*muh₂s (Proto-Indo-European)
*múh₂s (Proto-Indo-European)
Mouse.
*mūs (Proto-Indo-European)
*mūs (Proto-Germanic)
Mouse.
mūs (Old English)
mous (Middle English)
Mouse.
mouse (English)
(intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.. (intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).. (intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of a computer mouse.. (obsolete, nonce, transitive) To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.. (transitive, nautical) To close the mouth of a [...]