Etymology Explorer › Low German

Where does “miegen” come from?

miegen (Low German) comes from Old English mīgan, from Proto-Germanic mīganą, from Proto-Indo-European meiǵʰ- — to urinate.

miegen (Low German): to urinate

Definitions

  1. to urinate

Ancestry of “miegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmīgan—
2Proto-Germanicmīganąto urinate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeiǵʰ-to urinate

Words derived from “miegen”

  • miegen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meiǵʰ- →