Where does “Schwanzmees” come from?

Schwanzmees (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.

Schwanzmees (Luxembourgish): long-tailed tit

Definitions

  1. long-tailed tit

Ancestry of “Schwanzmees”, step by step

Schwanzmees 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 Schwanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchwanztail; penis
Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic maisā →Every word from Old High German meisa →