Where does “gemish” come from?

gemish (English) comes from Yiddish געמיש, from Yiddish מישן, from Middle High German mischen, from Old High German miskan, from Proto-West Germanic *miskijan — to mix, combine.

gemish (English): A mixture of various things, a melange

Definitions

  1. A mixture of various things, a melange

Ancestry of “gemish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגעמישmixture
2Yiddishמישןto mix
3Middle High Germanmischento mix
4Old High Germanmiskanto mix
5Proto-West Germanic*miskijanto mix, combine
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *miskijan →Every word from Old High German miskan →Every word from Middle High German mischen →
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