Where does “shrewmouse” come from?

shrewmouse (English) comes from English Mouse, from German maus, from Middle High German mūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

shrewmouse (English): A shrew, especially the erd shrew

Definitions

  1. A shrew, especially the erd shrew

Ancestry of “shrewmouse”, step by step

shrewmouse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Mouse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMouseThe Walt Disney Company
2Germanmausmouse (animal)
3Middle High Germanmūsmouse
4Old High Germanmūsmouse
5Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via English shrew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshrewAny of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly...
2Middle EnglishschrewenTo curse
3Middle Englishschrewebarn mouse, shrew, evil person
4Old Englishsċrēawashrew
5Proto-Germanicskrawwazthin; meagre; frail
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →