Where does “meist-” come from?
meist- (German) comes from German meist, from Old High German meist, from Proto-Germanic maist — most, to the greatest degree.
meist- (German): forms the superlative of past participles when...
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- forms the superlative of past participles when...
Ancestry of “meist-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | meist | mostly, most often, usually |
| 2 | Old High German | meist | most |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maist | most, to the greatest degree |