Where does “misty” come from?
Misty comes from Middle English mysty, from Middle French -ie and Latin -ium suffixes attached to a root from Proto-Indo-European migʰ-.
misty (English): Covered in mist; foggy; Dim; vague; obscure; With...
Definitions
- Covered in mist; foggy; Dim; vague; obscure; With...
Ancestry of “misty”, step by step
misty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English misti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | misti | Alternative form of mysty |
| 2 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ien | Forms nouns and adjectives denoting origin, association, or residence; -ian |
| 4 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Middle English misty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | misty | Alternative form of mysty |