Where does “colmāse” come from?

colmāse (Old English) comes from Old English cōl, from Proto-West Germanic kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic kōluz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

colmāse (Old English): coalmouse

Definitions

  1. coalmouse

Ancestry of “colmāse”, step by step

colmāse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cōl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcōlcool, cold, tranquil, calm
2Proto-West Germanickōl(ī)cool
3Proto-Germanickōluzcool
4Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Proto-West Germanic kolamaisā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickolamaisācoal tit
2Proto-West Germanickolcoal
3Proto-Germanickulącoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

via Old English māse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmāsetitmouse; small bird
2Proto-West Germanicmaisātitmouse, chickadee
3Proto-Germanicmaisǭtitmouse, chickadee

Words derived from “colmāse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōluz →