Where does “Meisn” come from?

Meisn (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German meise, from Old High German meisa, from Proto-West Germanic maisā, from Proto-Germanic maisǭ — titmouse, chickadee.

Meisn (Bavarian): chickadee, tit

Definitions

  1. chickadee, tit

Ancestry of “Meisn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmeise—
2Old High Germanmeisapannier; titmouse
3Proto-West Germanicmaisātitmouse, chickadee
4Proto-Germanicmaisǭtitmouse, chickadee
Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic maisā →Every word from Old High German meisa →