Where does “Misty” come from?
Misty comes from Middle English mysty, from Middle French -ie and Latin -ium suffixes applied to a root from Proto-Indo-European migʰ-, meaning to mix or move.
Ancestry of “Misty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | misty | Alternative form of mysty |
| 2 | Old English | mistiġ | misty, dark |