*maisō

Runic: ᛗᚨᛁᛊᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑi̯.sɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

Uncertain. Possibly from *maisaz (‘sheepskin sheath’), from Proto-Indo-European *moysós (‘sheep, sheepskin, fleece, hose’).

*maisu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēsa (Old Dutch)
  - mese, meyse, miese (Middle Dutch)
    - mees (Dutch)
*maisu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mǣse (Old English)
  - mese, meise, mayse (Middle English)
    - mease (English)
    - mese, maise (Scots)
*maisu (Proto-West Germanic)
- meise, maise (Old French)
  - maise, mese, meze, mase, masse, meisse, meeze, meesse, moise, mose (Middle French)
*maisu (Proto-West Germanic)
- meisa, meissa (Old High German)
  - meise (Middle High German)
    - Meise (German)
*maisu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēsa (Old Saxon)
  - mêse, meise (Middle Low German)
*maisijā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēsa (Old Dutch)
  - mese, meyse, miese (Middle Dutch)
    - mees (Dutch)
*maisijā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mǣse (Old English)
  - mese, meise, mayse (Middle English)
    - mease (English)
    - mese, maise (Scots)
*maisijā (Proto-West Germanic)
- meise, maise (Old French)
  - maise, mese, meze, mase, masse, meisse, meeze, meesse, moise, mose (Middle French)
*maisijā (Proto-West Germanic)
- meisa, meissa (Old High German)
  - meise (Middle High German)
    - Meise (German)
*maisijā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēsa (Old Saxon)
  - mêse, meise (Middle Low German)
meiss (Old Norse)
- meis (Faroese)
meiss (Old Norse)
- meis (Norwegian)
  - mesgar (Scots)