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Where does “mixie” come from?

mixie (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mixie (English): mixer; food processor

Definitions

  1. mixer; food processor

Ancestry of “mixie”, step by step

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