Ameisse

Alemannic German

noun

Definitions

(Urseren) ant

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German āmeiza inherited from *āmaitijā (biting-thing, cutter).

Origin

*āmaitijā

Gloss

biting-thing, cutter

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Ameise German
*ē- Proto-Germanic
æmette Old English
ǣmette Old English
ameiza, āmeiza Old High German
āmeiza Old High German
*āmaitijā gmw-pro
*āmētia Old Saxon
aomezeik Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish