Etymology

mouselike

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a mouse (rodent); as, a mouselike squeak, mouselike timidity. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English mouse
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The story

  1. Englishmouse
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaymouselike

From mouse + -like.

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