Where does “missen” come from?
missen (Middle English) comes from Old English missan, from Proto-Germanic missijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēyt-, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
Ancestry of “missen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | missan | to miss; to not notice something |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | missijaną | to miss, go wrong, fail |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēyt- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
Words derived from “missen”