Where does “kjøtmeis” come from?

kjøtmeis (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

kjøtmeis (Norwegian Nynorsk): great tit; "Parus major"

Definitions

  1. great tit; "Parus major"

Ancestry of “kjøtmeis”, step by step

kjøtmeis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk meis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmeisa bird of the family Paridae, the tits
2GermanMeisechickadee, tit
3Middle High Germanmeise—
4Old High Germanmeisapannier; titmouse
5Proto-West Germanicmaisātitmouse, chickadee
6Proto-Germanicmaisǭtitmouse, chickadee

via Norwegian Nynorsk kjøt

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