Where does “μισθός” come from?

μισθός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

μισθός (Ancient Greek): wages, pay, hire; recompense, reward

Definitions

  1. wages, pay, hire; recompense, reward

Ancestry of “μισθός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰósreward, prize; wages, payment
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “μισθός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós →