Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “meisa” come from?

meisa (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic maisā, from Proto-Germanic maisǭ — titmouse, chickadee.

meisa (Old High German): pannier; titmouse

Definitions

  1. pannier; titmouse

Ancestry of “meisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmaisātitmouse, chickadee
2Proto-Germanicmaisǭtitmouse, chickadee

Words derived from “meisa”

  • Blaumeise
  • Meise
  • Haubenmeise
  • Kohlmeise
  • spettmeis
  • blåmeis
  • meis
  • kjøtmeis
  • granmeis
  • meise
  • Dännemees
  • Gromees
  • Weidemees
  • Schwanzmees
  • Blomees
  • Hauwemees
  • Mees
Every word from Proto-Germanic maisǭ →