Where does “mister” come from?

mister (Danish) comes from Danish miste, 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.

mister (Danish): present of miste

Definitions

  1. present of miste

Ancestry of “mister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmisteto lose
2Old Danishmistæ—
3Old Norsemissato miss, lose
4Proto-Germanicmissijanąto miss, go wrong, fail
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēyt-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic missijaną →