Where does “פֿלעדערמויז” come from?

פֿלעדערמויז (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German vledermūs, from Old High German fledarmūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

פֿלעדערמויז (Yiddish): bat

Definitions

  1. bat

Ancestry of “פֿלעדערמויז”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvledermūs—
2Old High Germanfledarmūs—
3Old High Germanmūsmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mūs →