Where does “Hühnermist” come from?
Hühnermist (German) comes from German mist, from Middle High German mist, from Old High German mist, from Proto-Germanic mihstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.
Hühnermist (German): chicken manure
Definitions
- chicken manure
Ancestry of “Hühnermist”, step by step
Hühnermist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German mist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mist | manure (domestic animals’ excrement mixed with hay) |
| 2 | Middle High German | mist | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mist | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mihstaz | cloud, mist, fog |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃migʰstos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃meygʰ- | fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle |
via German Hühner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hühner | plural of Huhn "chickens"; chickens; chicken |