Where does “mêler” come from?

mêler (Norman) 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.

mêler (Norman): to mix

Definitions

  1. to mix

Ancestry of “mêler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmeslerto mix; to intermix
2Latinmisculāre—
3Latinmisceōto mix; to mingle; to intermingle
4Proto-Italicmikskōto mix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé- →