Where does “mixedwood” come from?
mixedwood (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.
mixedwood (English): Having a diverse assortment of trees
Definitions
- Having a diverse assortment of trees
Ancestry of “mixedwood”, step by step
mixedwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mixed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mixed | simple past tense and past participle of mix;... |
| 2 | English | mix | To stir together; To combine; To form by... |
| 3 | Middle English | mixen | — |
| 4 | Old English | miscian | to mix |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | miskēn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | miskijaną | to mix, combine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mihsk- | urine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | miḱ-sḱé- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meyḱ- | to mix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |