Where does “meist” come from?

meist (German) comes from Old High German meist, from Proto-Germanic maist — most, to the greatest degree.

meist (German): mostly, most often, usually

Definitions

  1. mostly, most often, usually

Ancestry of “meist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmeistmost
2Proto-Germanicmaistmost, to the greatest degree

Words derived from “meist”

Every word from Proto-Germanic maist →Every word from Old High German meist →