Where does “Miststück” come from?

Miststück (German) comes from German stück, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Miststück (German): mean person; bitch

Definitions

  1. mean person; bitch

Ancestry of “Miststück”, step by step

Miststück traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stück

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstück—
2Middle High Germanstückepiece
3Old High Germanstuckicrust, fragment, piece
4Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
5Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via German mist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmistmanure (domestic animals’ excrement mixed with hay)
2Middle High Germanmist—
3Old High Germanmist—
4Proto-Germanicmihstazcloud, mist, fog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃migʰstos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →