Where does “bemist” come from?
bemist (English) comes from English mist, from Middle English mist, from Old English mist, from Proto-Germanic mihstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.
bemist (English): To cover or envelop with mist, or as with mist
Definitions
- To cover or envelop with mist, or as with mist
Ancestry of “bemist”, step by step
bemist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mist | Water or other liquid finely suspended in air; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | mist | Alternative form of myst |
| 3 | Old English | mist | fog; mist |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mihstaz | cloud, mist, fog |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃migʰstos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃meygʰ- | fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |