Where does “missen” come from?

missen (German) comes from Middle High German missen, from Old High German missen, from Proto-Germanic missijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēyt-, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

missen (German): to be without, to lack; to miss; to lose

Definitions

  1. to be without, to lack; to miss; to lose

Ancestry of “missen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmissen—
2Old High Germanmissen—
3Proto-Germanicmissijanąto miss, go wrong, fail
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēyt-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic missijaną →