Where does “meise” come from?

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

Ancestry of “meise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmeisapannier; titmouse
2Proto-West Germanicmaisātitmouse, chickadee
3Proto-Germanicmaisǭtitmouse, chickadee

Words derived from “meise”

Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic maisā →Every word from Old High German meisa →
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