Where does “Hauwemees” come from?

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

Hauwemees (Luxembourgish): crested tit

Definitions

  1. crested tit

Ancestry of “Hauwemees”, step by step

Hauwemees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Mees

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

via Luxembourgish Hauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishHaufbonnet, cap; hood; crest
2Old High Germanhūva—
3Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
4Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic maisā →Every word from Old High German meisa →