Where does “Mischling” come from?

Mischling (German) comes from German mischen, from German -ling, from Old High German -ling, from Proto-Germanic *-ling.

Mischling (German): hybrid

Definitions

  1. hybrid

Ancestry of “Mischling”, step by step

Mischling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mischen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmischento mix; to shuffle
2German-lingIndicates possession of or connection with a...
3Old High German-ling—
4Proto-Germanic*-ling—

via Middle High German mischelinc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmischelinc—

Words derived from “Mischling”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *-ling →Every word from German -ling →Every word from German mischen →