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
Ancestry of “kjøttmeis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | meis | tit |
| 2 | German | Meise | chickadee, tit |
| 3 | Middle High German | meise | — |
| 4 | Old High German | meisa | pannier; titmouse |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | maisā | titmouse, chickadee |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maisǭ | titmouse, chickadee |