titmouse
English
/ˈtɪtmaʊs/
noun
Definitions
- Any small passerine bird of the family Paridae, which are found in the woods of the Northern Hemisphere and of Africa.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English titmose (titmouse) inherited from Old English māse (titmouse, small bird) inherited from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (titmouse, chickadee).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*maisǭ
Gloss
titmouse, chickadee
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- coal English
- coalmouse English
- Blaumeise German
- Haubenmeise German
- Kohlmeise German
- Meise German
- koolmees Dutch, Flemish
- mees Dutch, Flemish
- mezenkooi Dutch, Flemish
- mésange French
- *maisǭ Proto-Germanic
- meis Norwegian Nynorsk
- mase Old English
- māse Old English
- colmose Middle English
- mose Middle English
- titmose Middle English
- titlingr Old Norse
- meixengra Galician
- mese Middle Dutch
- meisa Old High German
- mees Afrikaans
- meise Middle High German
- mésange Middle French
- *mēsa Old Dutch
- *meisinga Frankish