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Where does “mix” come from?

mix (German) comes from German mixen, from English mix, from Middle English mixen, from Old English miscian, from Proto-West Germanic miskēn, from Proto-Germanic miskijaną, from Proto-Germanic mihsk-, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mix (German): singular imperative of mixen; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of mixen; first-person...

Ancestry of “mix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmixento mix
2EnglishmixTo stir together; To combine; To form by...
3Middle Englishmixen—
4Old Englishmiscianto mix
5Proto-West Germanicmiskēn—
6Proto-Germanicmiskijanąto mix, combine
7Proto-Germanicmihsk-urine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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