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Where does “dormouse” come from?

dormouse (English) comes from Middle English dormous.

dormouse (English): Any of several species of small, mostly European...

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of small, mostly European...

Ancestry of “dormouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdormous—

Words derived from “dormouse”

  • dormice
Every word from Middle English dormous →