Where does “Mischmasch” come from?

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

Mischmasch (German): mishmash, hotchpotch, hodgepodge

Definitions

  1. mishmash, hotchpotch, hodgepodge

Ancestry of “Mischmasch”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Mischmasch”

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