Where does “hicemase” come from?

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

hicemase (Old English): blue titmouse

Definitions

  1. blue titmouse

Ancestry of “hicemase”, step by step

hicemase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English māse

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

via Old English hice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhice—
Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic maisā →Every word from Old English māse →