Where does “apsimesti” come from?

apsimesti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian mesti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic met-, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

apsimesti (Lithuanian): to pretend, feign, pose

Definitions

  1. to pretend, feign, pose

Ancestry of “apsimesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianmestito throw; to drop; to give up
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmet-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic met- →Every word from Lithuanian mesti →