Where does “coalmouse” come from?

coalmouse (English) comes from Middle English colmose, from Old English colmāse, from Old English cōl, from Proto-West Germanic kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic kōluz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

coalmouse (English): A species of small titmouse with a black head;...

Definitions

  1. A species of small titmouse with a black head;...

Ancestry of “coalmouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcolmosecoalmouse
2Old Englishcolmāsecoalmouse
3Old Englishcōlcool, cold, tranquil, calm
4Proto-West Germanickōl(ī)cool
5Proto-Germanickōluzcool
6Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōluz →