Where does “miss” come from?

miss (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk missa, from Old Norse missa, from Proto-Germanic missijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēyt-, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

miss (Norwegian Nynorsk): imperative of missa

Definitions

  1. imperative of missa

Ancestry of “miss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskmissaAlternative form of mista
2Old Norsemissato miss, lose
3Proto-Germanicmissijanąto miss, go wrong, fail
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēyt-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic missijaną →