Where does “misten” come from?

misten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch misten, from Middle Dutch mist, from Old Dutch mist, from Proto-Germanic mihstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.

misten (Dutch): to fog, become covered with mist

Definitions

  1. to fog, become covered with mist

Ancestry of “misten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmisten—
2Middle Dutchmist—
3Old Dutchmist—
4Proto-Germanicmihstazcloud, mist, fog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃migʰstos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mihstaz →