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Where does “mesler” come from?

mesler (Middle French) comes from Old French mesler, from Latin misculāre, from Latin misceō, from Proto-Italic mikskō, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mesler (Middle French): to mix; to intermix; to get involved with

Definitions

  1. to mix; to intermix; to get involved with

Ancestry of “mesler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmeslerto mix; to intermix
2Latinmisculāre—
3Latinmisceō—
4Proto-Italicmikskōto mix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mesler”

  • emmêler
  • mêler
  • entremêler
  • melieren
  • melíroz
  • melírozás
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