Where does “mésange” come from?

mésange (French) comes from Middle French mésange, from Old French mesenge, from Medieval Latin misinga, from Frankish meisinga, from Proto-Germanic maisǭ — titmouse, chickadee.

mésange (French): tit, chickadee, titmouse

Definitions

  1. tit, chickadee, titmouse

Ancestry of “mésange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmésange—
2Old Frenchmesengetitmouse
3Medieval Latinmisinga—
4Frankishmeisingatitmouse
5Proto-Germanicmaisǭtitmouse, chickadee

Words derived from “mésange”

Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ →Every word from Frankish meisinga →Every word from Medieval Latin misinga →