Where does “titmouse” come from?
titmouse (English) comes from Middle English titmose, from Middle English mose, from Old English māse, from Proto-West Germanic maisā, from Proto-Germanic maisǭ — titmouse, chickadee.
titmouse (English): Any small passerine bird of the family Paridae,...
Definitions
- Any small passerine bird of the family Paridae,...
Ancestry of “titmouse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | titmose | titmouse |
| 2 | Middle English | mose | — |
| 3 | Old English | māse | titmouse; small bird |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | maisā | titmouse, chickadee |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maisǭ | titmouse, chickadee |