Reconstruction:Old Dutch/mesa

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

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ. It is only attested in to-names.

Noun

*mēsa f

1. titmouse

Inflection

Declension of *mēsa (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*mēsa	*mēsa, *mēson
accusative	*mēsa, *mēson	*mēsa, *mēson
genitive	*mēson	*mēsono
dative	*mēson	*mēson

Derived terms

• *colmēsa

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: mêse
  • Dutch: mees

References

• “mēsa”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012