Where does “mésange” come from?

mésange (Middle French) comes from Old French mesenge, from Medieval Latin misinga, from Frankish meisinga, from Proto-Germanic maisǭ — titmouse, chickadee.

Ancestry of “mésange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmesengetitmouse
2Medieval Latinmisinga—
3Frankishmeisingatitmouse
4Proto-Germanicmaisǭtitmouse, chickadee

Words derived from “mésange”

Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ →Every word from Frankish meisinga →Every word from Medieval Latin misinga →