Where does “Schwanzmeise” come from?

Schwanzmeise (German) 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.

Schwanzmeise (German): long-tailed tit, long-tailed bushtit (Aegithalos caudatus)

Definitions

  1. long-tailed tit, long-tailed bushtit (Aegithalos caudatus)

Ancestry of “Schwanzmeise”, step by step

Schwanzmeise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Meise

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

via German schwanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwanztail
2Middle High Germanswanztail
3Middle High Germanswanzento swing
4Middle High Germanswanken—
Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ →