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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maisǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Unknown; compared to Proto-Celtic *mesal-(s)kā (“blackbird”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂mes-l- (Latin merula). Or, possibly related to Norwegian Nynorsk meis (“weak”) and Flemish mijzen (“shatter”), possibly related to Proto-Germanic *maisa- (“small”), or possibly related to Dutch miezerig (“small, measly”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯.sɔ̃ː/

Noun

*maisǭ f

  1. titmouse; chickadee

Inflection
ōn-stemDeclension of *maisǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *maisǭ *maisōniz
vocative *maisǭ *maisōniz
accusative *maisōnų *maisōnunz
genitive *maisōniz *maisōnǫ̂
dative *maisōni *maisōmaz
instrumental *maisōnē *maisōmiz

Derived terms
  • *kulamaisǭ

Descendants
  • Old English: māse
  • Old Frisian: *māse, *mēse
    • Saterland Frisian: Meeske
    • West Frisian: mieske
  • Old Saxon: mēsa
    • Middle Low German: mêse, meise
      • Dutch Low Saxon: Meesje
      • German Low German: Meesch
      • Westphalian:
        Suerländer-Märkisch: Mêse
        Westmünsterländisch: Meese
  • Old Dutch: *mēsa
  • Old High German: meisa
  • Old Norse: *meis
    • Norwegian: meis
    • Swedish: mes
    • Danish: mejse
  • ⇒ Germanic: *maisingaz
    • Frankish: *meisinga
      • Old Dutch: *mēsinga
        • Middle Dutch: mēsink
          • Dutch: mezing
      • → Medieval Latin: misinga, mesenga, masance (10th c., possibly from Old Norse meisingr)
        • Old French: mesenge, masenge, mesange, masange (12th c.)
        • Old Occitan: mesenga
          • Occitan: mesenga
    • Old Norse: meisingr
    • → Galician: meixengra

References
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