Where does “mestvork” come from?
mestvork (Dutch) comes from Dutch mest, from Middle Dutch mest, from Old Dutch mist, from Proto-Germanic mihstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.
mestvork (Dutch): pitchfork
Ancestry of “mestvork”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mest | dung; fertilizer |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mest | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mist | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mihstaz | cloud, mist, fog |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃migʰstos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃meygʰ- | fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle |