Where does “mallerenga” come from?

mallerenga (Catalan) comes from Frankish meisinga, from Proto-Germanic maisǭ — titmouse, chickadee.

mallerenga (Catalan): any native bird of the family Paridae, such as the long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) or the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Definitions

  1. any native bird of the family Paridae, such as the long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) or the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Ancestry of “mallerenga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishmeisingatitmouse
2Proto-Germanicmaisǭtitmouse, chickadee
Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ →Every word from Frankish meisinga →