Where does “miessen” come from?

miessen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German mëȥȥen, from Old High German mëȥȥen, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

miessen (Luxembourgish): Alternative form of moossen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of moossen

Ancestry of “miessen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmëȥȥen—
2Old High Germanmëȥȥen—
3Proto-Germanic*metan—
4Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →