Where does “mest” come from?
mest (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mist, from Proto-Germanic mihstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.
Ancestry of “mest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | mist | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mihstaz | cloud, mist, fog |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃migʰstos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃meygʰ- | fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle |