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