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

Definitions

  1. A bat

Ancestry of “reremouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishreremousbat
2Old Englishhrēremūsbat flying mammal
3Old Englishmūsmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →