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Where does “mǣst” come from?

mǣst (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic maistaz, from Proto-Germanic mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵa-.

mǣst (Old English): most

Definitions

  1. most

Ancestry of “mǣst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaistazsuperlative degree of *mikilaz; most
2Proto-Germanicmikilazgreat, large; much, many
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵa-—

Words derived from “mǣst”

  • mostly
  • musty
  • mustiness
  • mostest
  • mustn't
  • mustily
  • moastly
  • mustest
  • mostwhat
  • mostness
  • mustied
  • mustn't've
  • must-see
  • must-read
  • must-learn
  • must-buy
  • мастдай
  • must
  • must
  • most
  • moste
  • maist
  • maistly
  • maistlins
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