Where does “Mischwald” come from?

Mischwald (German) comes from German wald, from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Mischwald (German): mixed forest

Definitions

  1. mixed forest

Ancestry of “Mischwald”, step by step

Mischwald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwaldforest; woods; woodland
2Middle High Germanwalt—
3Old High Germanwaldforest
4Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via German mischen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmischento mix; to shuffle
2German-lingIndicates possession of or connection with a...
3Old High German-ling—
4Proto-Germanic*-ling—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →