Where does “mixen” come from?

mixen (Middle English) comes from Old English miscian, from Proto-West Germanic miskēn, from Proto-Germanic miskijaną, from Proto-Germanic mihsk-, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Ancestry of “mixen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmiscianto mix
2Proto-West Germanicmiskēn
3Proto-Germanicmiskijanąto mix, combine
4Proto-Germanicmihsk-urine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mixen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-