Where does “kjøttmeis” come from?

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

kjøttmeis (Norwegian Bokmål): a great tit

Definitions

  1. a great tit

Ancestry of “kjøttmeis”, step by step

kjøttmeis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål meis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmeistit
2GermanMeisechickadee, tit
3Middle High Germanmeise—
4Old High Germanmeisapannier; titmouse
5Proto-West Germanicmaisātitmouse, chickadee
6Proto-Germanicmaisǭtitmouse, chickadee

via Norwegian Bokmål kjøtt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjøttmeat; flesh, pulp; flesh
2Norwegian Bokmålkjødflesh
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic maisā →Every word from Old High German meisa →
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