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...

Definitions

  1. forms the superlative of past participles when...

Ancestry of “meist-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmeistmostly, most often, usually
2Old High Germanmeistmost
3Proto-Germanicmaistmost, to the greatest degree
Every word from Proto-Germanic maist →Every word from Old High German meist →Every word from German meist →