Where does “miste” come from?

miste (Danish) comes from Old Danish mistæ, from Old Norse missa, from Proto-Germanic missijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēyt-, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

miste (Danish): to lose

Definitions

  1. to lose

Ancestry of “miste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishmistæ—
2Old Norsemissato miss, lose
3Proto-Germanicmissijanąto miss, go wrong, fail
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēyt-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “miste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic missijaną →