Where does “reremouse” come from?
reremouse (English) comes from Middle English reremous, from Old English hrēremūs, from Old English mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
reremouse (English): A bat
Ancestry of “reremouse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | reremous | bat |
| 2 | Old English | hrēremūs | — |
| 3 | Old English | mūs | mouse |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mūs | mouse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |