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Where does “unmixt” come from?

unmixt (English) comes from English mixt, 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- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

unmixt (English): Archaic spelling of unmixed

Definitions

  1. Archaic spelling of unmixed

Ancestry of “unmixt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmixtsimple past tense and past participle of mix;...
2Englishmixedsimple past tense and past participle of mix;...
3EnglishmixTo stir together; To combine; To form by...
4Middle Englishmixen—
5Old Englishmiscianto mix
6Proto-West Germanicmiskēn—
7Proto-Germanicmiskijanąto mix, combine
8Proto-Germanicmihsk-urine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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