Where does “mies” come from?

mies (French) comes from French mie, from Old French mie, from Latin mīca, from Proto-Italic smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European smēyg-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.

mies (French): plural of mie

Definitions

  1. plural of mie

Ancestry of “mies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmiecrumb
2Old Frenchmiecrumb; not
3Latinmīcaa grain, crumb
4Proto-Italicsmīkā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmēyg-small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic smīkā →