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Where does “immixed” come from?

immixed (English) comes from English mixed, 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- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

immixed (English): Not mixed; pure

Definitions

  1. Not mixed; pure

Ancestry of “immixed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmixedsimple past tense and past participle of mix;...
2EnglishmixTo stir together; To combine; To form by...
3Middle Englishmixen—
4Old Englishmiscianto mix
5Proto-West Germanicmiskēn—
6Proto-Germanicmiskijanąto mix, combine
7Proto-Germanicmihsk-urine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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