Where does “hrēremūs” come from?

hrēremūs (Old English) comes from Old English mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

hrēremūs (Old English): bat flying mammal

Definitions

  1. bat flying mammal

Ancestry of “hrēremūs”, step by step

hrēremūs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmūsmouse
2Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
3Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Old English hrēran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrēranto move, shake, agitate
2Proto-West Germanic*hrōʀijanto stir
3Proto-Germanichrōzijanąto stir
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱroHs-—

Words derived from “hrēremūs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →