Where does “Mest” come from?
Mest (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German metset, from Old Saxon metisahs, from Proto-West Germanic matisahs, from Proto-West Germanic mati, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Mest (German Low German): knife
Definitions
- knife
Ancestry of “Mest”, step by step
Mest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German metset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | metset | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | metisahs | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | matisahs | food knife |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mati | food |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | matiz | food |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mōsą | wet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Middle Low German messet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | messet | — |