mees
Dutch (Brabantic)
/meːs/
noun
Definitions
- tit, bird of the family Paridae
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch mese (titmouse) inherited from Old Dutch *mēsa 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
- coalmouse English
- titmouse English
- kooi Dutch, Flemish
- kool Dutch, Flemish
- koolmees Dutch, Flemish
- mezenkooi Dutch, Flemish
- mâchicoulis French
- *maisǭ Proto-Germanic
- mase Old English
- māse Old English
- titmose Middle English
- meixengra Galician
- mese Middle Dutch
- meisa Old High German
- mees Afrikaans
- Blomees Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Dännemees Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Gromees Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Hauwemees Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Mees Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schwanzmees Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Weidemees Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *mēsa Old Dutch
- *meisinga Frankish