Where does “mejse” come from?

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

mejse (Danish): titmouse

Definitions

  1. titmouse

Ancestry of “mejse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeisechickadee, tit
2Middle High Germanmeise—
3Old High Germanmeisapannier; titmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmaisātitmouse, chickadee
5Proto-Germanicmaisǭtitmouse, chickadee

Words derived from “mejse”

Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic maisā →Every word from Old High German meisa →