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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Mieze

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Mieze
Friedrich Kluge2512240An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M — Mieze1891John Francis Davis

Mieze, f., ‘pussy,’ ModHG. only; it is either the modern Bav. pet name for Maria, ‘Mary,’ just as Hinz, the pet name for the tom-cat, is connected with Heinrich, ‘Henry,’ or it is a recent onomatopoetic form like the phonetically cognate Ital micio, and the corresponding Rom. class. The ModHG. mianuen, mauen, are also onomatopoetic forme.