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

Definitions

  1. coal tit

Ancestry of “Dännemees”, step by step

Dännemees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Dänn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishDännfir
2Middle High Germandan—
3Old High Germandanne—
4Proto-West Germanic*þanthen, at that time
5Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
6Proto-Germanicþam—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Luxembourgish Mees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishMeestit, titmouse
2Middle High Germanmeise—
3Old High Germanmeisapannier; titmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmaisātitmouse, chickadee
5Proto-Germanicmaisǭtitmouse, chickadee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic þam →