Wiesel

Meaning

weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Concepts

weasel

weasels

stoat

least weasel

marten

Wiesel AWC

wolverine

jill

Synonyms

Mauswiesel

Hermännchen

Kleinwiesel

Zwergwiesel

Translations

donnola

belette

comadreja

wezel

νυφίτσα

doninha

gelincik

mostèla

mostela

mustela

mostela

polida

marter

donnole

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

wiisel

Basel-Landschaft

wiiseli

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈviːzl̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: wisele

Inherited from Old High German: wisula

Cognate with Low German: Wessel

Cognate with Dutch: wezel

Cognate with English: weasel

Cognate with Swedish: vessla

In summary

From Middle High German wisele, from Old High German wisula, wisala, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā.
Compare Low German Wessel, Wissel, Dutch wezel, English weasel, Swedish vessla.