Where does “mystynesse” come from?
mystynesse (Middle English) comes from Middle English mysty, from Middle English myst, from Old English mist, from Proto-Germanic mihstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.
Ancestry of “mystynesse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | mysty | Containing or obscured by mist; foggy, misty;... |
| 2 | Middle English | myst | Weather characterized by the suspension of water... |
| 3 | Old English | mist | fog; mist |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mihstaz | cloud, mist, fog |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃migʰstos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃meygʰ- | fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle |