Where does “mies” come from?

mies (Dutch) comes from Yiddish מיאוס, from Hebrew מִאוּס — aversion.

mies (Dutch): mean

Definitions

  1. mean

Ancestry of “mies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמיאוסugly
2Hebrewמִאוּסaversion
Every word from Hebrew מִאוּס →Every word from Yiddish מיאוס →