Where does “Mistkerl” come from?
Mistkerl (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.
Mistkerl (German): bastard; swine; nasty guy
Definitions
- bastard; swine; nasty guy
Ancestry of “Mistkerl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | mist | — |
| 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 |