Where does “mizen” come from?

Mizen comes from Middle French misaine, from Old French migenne, from Latin medianus, derived from Latin medius meaning "middle," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos with the same sense.

mizen (English): Alternative spelling of mizzen

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of mizzen

Ancestry of “mizen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmyxen—
2Old Englishmixena mixen; a dungheap; a dunghill
3Old Englishmeohx—
4Old Englishmeoxpoop
5Old Englishmīganto urinate, piss, pee
6Proto-Germanicmīganąto urinate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeiǵʰ-to urinate

Words derived from “mizen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meiǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mīganą →Every word from Old English mīgan →
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