Where does “mistfall” come from?

mistfall (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.

mistfall (English): A waterfall that falls in the form of fine mist

Definitions

  1. A waterfall that falls in the form of fine mist

Ancestry of “mistfall”, step by step

mistfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmistWater or other liquid finely suspended in air; A...
2Middle EnglishmistAlternative form of myst
3Old Englishmistfog; mist
4Proto-Germanicmihstazcloud, mist, fog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃migʰstos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle

via English fall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfall"To be moved downwards."; "To move downwards.";...
2Middle Englishfall—
3Old EnglishfeallAlternative form of fiell
4Proto-Germanicfallą—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pōl-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- →