Where does “kløvmeis” come from?

kløvmeis (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.

kløvmeis (Norwegian Bokmål): a wicker pannier

Definitions

  1. a wicker pannier

Ancestry of “kløvmeis”, step by step

kløvmeis 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 kløv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkløva two-part load hung on either side of the back of a pack animal
2Old Norseklyf—
Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ →