Where does “hreaþemus” come from?

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

hreaþemus (Old English): bat (flying mammal)

Definitions

  1. bat (flying mammal)

Ancestry of “hreaþemus”, step by step

hreaþemus 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 hræd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrædquick, hasty
2Proto-West Germanic*hradquick, hasty
3Proto-Germanichradazquick, hasty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →