| messern | cut knife |
| Messer | knife gager gauger meter |
| messen | measure compare |
| bessern | improve better |
| Messe | mass fair expo exposition mess |
| Messwert | measured value reading |
| Esser | eater |
| Dessert | dessert |
| Essen | meal food |
| essen | eat |
| Hessen | Hesse |
| besser | better |
| dessen | whose |
| fesseln | chain attract rivet |
| wessen | whose |
| Massen | masses |
| maßen | as for |
| Meißen | Meissen |
| meißeln | chisel |
| müssen | must have to |