Where does “misle” come from?

misle (English) comes from English drizzle, from English dryseling, from Middle English drysning, from Old English drysnan — to extinguish.

misle (English): A fine rain or thick mist; mizzle; To rain in...

Definitions

  1. A fine rain or thick mist; mizzle; To rain in...

Ancestry of “misle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrizzleTo rain lightly; To shed slowly in minute drops...
2Englishdryseling—
3Middle Englishdrysninga falling of dew
4Old Englishdrysnanto extinguish

Words derived from “misle”

Every word from Old English drysnan →Every word from Middle English drysning →Every word from English dryseling →