Where does “missen” come from?
missen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch missen, from Proto-West Germanic *missijan, from Proto-Germanic missijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēyt-, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
missen (Middle Dutch): to miss, to not hit; to miss, to lack, to not...
Definitions
- to miss, to not hit; to miss, to lack, to not...
Ancestry of “missen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | missen | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *missijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | missijaną | to miss, go wrong, fail |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēyt- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
Words derived from “missen”