Where does “Meise” come from?

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

Meise (German): chickadee, tit

Definitions

  1. chickadee, tit

Ancestry of “Meise”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Meise

Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ