Messing
See also: messing
English
Etymology 1
From the Old English personal name Mæcca + -ing (“belonging to”)[1].
Proper noun
Messing
- A village in Messing-cum-Inworth parish, Colchester district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8918).
Derived terms
- Messing-cum-Inworth
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Messing (“brass”), a metonymic occupational surname for a brazier.
Proper noun
Messing (plural Messings)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Messing is the 12289th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2530 individuals. Messing is most common among White (92.69%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Messing”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 580.
References
- "Key to English Place Names". Key to English Place Names- Worth Kent. University of Nottingham.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German messinc, from Proto-Germanic *masjinga-, of uncertain ultimate origin. Perhaps derived from Ancient Greek Μοσσύνοικοι (Mossúnoikoi, “Mossynoeci”), the name of an ancient people connected with metallurgy; or alternatively from Latin massa (“lump (of metal)”).
Compare Saterland Frisian Mäsken (“brass”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛsɪŋ/
Audio (file)
Noun
Messing n (strong, genitive Messings, no plural)
- brass
Declension
Declension of Messing [sg-only, neuter, strong]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Messing |
| genitive | eines | des | Messings |
| dative | einem | dem | Messing |
| accusative | ein | das | Messing |
Derived terms
- messingen
- Messingwerk
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “masjinga”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356
Further reading
- “Messing” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Messing” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Messing” in Duden online
Messing on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Messing” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.