zisimus

Old High German

Alternative forms

• cisimūs, sisimūs

Etymology

From a Slavic word (compare Proto-Slavic *sъ́sьlъ (“ground squirrel; suslik”)) and native mūs (“mouse”).

Noun

zisimūs

1. suslik

Descendants

• Middle High German: zisemus
  • German: Zieselmaus

References

• "zisimūs" in Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch (6th edition 2014)