*maisǭ

Runic: ᛗᚨᛁᛊᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑi̯.sɔ̃ː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

titmouse, chickadee

Etymology

Unknown; compared to Proto-Celtic *mesal- (s) (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’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	maisǭ	maisōniz
Acc.	maisōnų	maisōnunz
Gen.	maisōniz	maisōnǫ̂
Dat.	maisōni	maisōmaz
Inst.	maisōnē	maisōmiz
Voc.	maisǭ	maisōniz

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Descendants

*maisā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēsa (Old Dutch)
  - mêse (Middle Dutch)
    - mees (Dutch)
*maisā (Proto-West Germanic)
- māse (Old English)
  - mose (Middle English)
    - titmose (Middle English)
      - titmouse (English)
*maisā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *māse, *mēse (Old Frisian)
  - *mēske (Old Frisian)
    - Meeske (Saterland Frisian)
    - mieske (West Frisian)
*maisā (Proto-West Germanic)
- meisa (Old High German)
  - meise (Middle High German)
    - Meisn (Bavarian)
    - Meise (German)
    - Mees (Luxembourgish)
*maisā (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēsa (Old Saxon)
  - mêse, meise (Middle Low German)
    - mejse (Danish)
    - meesje (Dutch Low Saxon)
    - Meesch (German Low German)
    - meis (Norwegian)
    - mes (Swedish)

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