Where does “titmose” come from?

titmose (Middle English) comes from Middle English mose, from Old English māse, from Proto-West Germanic maisā, from Proto-Germanic maisǭ — titmouse, chickadee.

titmose (Middle English): titmouse

Definitions

  1. titmouse

Ancestry of “titmose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmosea small bird, a tit, titmouse, coalmouse
2Old Englishmāsetitmouse; small bird
3Proto-West Germanicmaisātitmouse, chickadee
4Proto-Germanicmaisǭtitmouse, chickadee

Words derived from “titmose”

Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic maisā →Every word from Old English māse →