Where does “metzigen” come from?

metzigen (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German metzjer, from Old High German meziāri.

Ancestry of “metzigen”, step by step

metzigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German metzjer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmetzjer—
2Old High Germanmeziāri—

via Middle High German metzjære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmetzjærebutcher
Every word from Old High German meziāri →Every word from Middle High German metzjer →