Where does “beatmix” come from?

beatmix (English) comes from English mix, from Middle English mixen, from Old English miscian, from Proto-West Germanic miskēn, from Proto-Germanic miskijaną, from Proto-Germanic mihsk-, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

beatmix (English): To transition from playing one song to playing another by adjusting the second track so that its tempo and pitch match the song that is ending, resulting in a seamless flow of music with no break

Definitions

  1. To transition from playing one song to playing another by adjusting the second track so that its tempo and pitch match the song that is ending, resulting in a seamless flow of music with no break

Ancestry of “beatmix”, step by step

beatmix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmixTo stir together; To combine; To form by...
2Middle Englishmixen
3Old Englishmiscianto mix
4Proto-West Germanicmiskēn
5Proto-Germanicmiskijanąto mix, combine
6Proto-Germanicmihsk-urine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via English beat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeatA stroke; a blow; A pulsation or throb; A pulse...
2Middle EnglishbetenTo beat; to repeatedly strike or hit
3Old Englishbēatanto thrash, beat; to beat, pound, strike, lash,...
4Proto-West Germanicbautanto beat
5Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-