Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “mis” come from?

mis (Middle English) comes from Old English mȳs, from Proto-Germanic mūsiz, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Ancestry of “mis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmȳsmice
2Proto-Germanicmūsizmice
3Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “mis”

  • mice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →