Messer

See also: messer

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

  • Borrowed from German Messer (knife), a metonymic occupational surname for a cutler.
  • An English occupational surname for someone who kept watch over harvested crops, from Old French messier (harvest warden).

Proper noun

Messer (plural Messers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Messer is the 1769th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20306 individuals. Messer is most common among White (93.73%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛsɐ/
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German messer, mezzer, from Old High German mezzir, mezzeres, mezzirahs, mezzisahs (knife), from Proto-West Germanic *matisahs (knife used for cutting food).

Noun

Messer n (strong, genitive Messers, plural Messer, diminutive Messerchen n or Messerlein n)

  1. knife
Declension
Derived terms

See also

  • Kneif

Etymology 2

From the verb messen.

Noun

Messer m (strong, genitive Messers, plural Messer)

  1. agent noun of messen
    1. measurer, surveyor
    2. gauge, meter
Declension
Derived terms

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmesɐ/

Noun

Messer n (plural Messer or Messre, diminutive Messerche)

  1. knife

Noun

Messer m (plural Messer)

  1. gauge, meter

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæsɐ/

Noun

Messer n (plural Messeren, diminutive Messerchen)

  1. knife

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Messer, Dutch mes.

Noun

Messer n (plural Messer)

  1. knife
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