Where does “mees” come from?

mees (Dutch) comes from English Bartholomew, from Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος, from Aramaic בַּר תַּלְמַי — son of Tolmai.

mees (Dutch): tit, bird of the family Paridae

Definitions

  1. tit, bird of the family Paridae

Ancestry of “mees”, step by step

mees traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bartholomew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBartholomewAn Apostle, identified with Nathanael. biblical character
2LatinBartholomaeusBartholomew
3Ancient GreekΒαρθολομαῖοςfamously held by
4Aramaicבַּר תַּלְמַיson of Tolmai

via Middle Dutch mese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmesetitmouse
2Old Dutchmēsatitmouse
3Proto-West Germanicmaisātitmouse, chickadee
4Proto-Germanicmaisǭtitmouse, chickadee

via Hebrew תלמי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewתלמיTalmai, one of several biblical figures

Words derived from “mees”

Every word from Aramaic בַּר תַּלְמַי →Every word from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος →Every word from Latin Bartholomaeus →
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