Where does “Dännemees” come from?
Dännemees (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Dänn, from Middle High German dan, from Old High German danne, from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
Dännemees (Luxembourgish): coal tit
Ancestry of “Dännemees”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Dänn | fir |
| 2 | Middle High German | dan | — |
| 3 | Old High German | danne | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *þan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þan | then, at that time |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þam | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |