Where does “mies” come from?

mies (German) comes from Yiddish מיאוס, from Hebrew מִאוּס — aversion.

mies (German): mean, wretched; appalling, poor

Definitions

  1. mean, wretched; appalling, poor

Ancestry of “mies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמיאוסugly
2Hebrewמִאוּסaversion

Words derived from “mies”

Every word from Hebrew מִאוּס →Every word from Yiddish מיאוס →