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Where does “miscian” come from?

miscian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic miskēn, from Proto-Germanic miskijaną, from Proto-Germanic mihsk-, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

miscian (Old English): to mix

Definitions

  1. to mix

Ancestry of “miscian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmiskēn—
2Proto-Germanicmiskijanąto mix, combine
3Proto-Germanicmihsk-urine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “miscian”

  • mixed
  • mix
  • mixer
  • unmixed
  • remix
  • intermix
  • mixin
  • premix
  • mixdown
  • mixup
  • micromixer
  • comix
  • overmix
  • trimix
  • mixedness
  • downmix
  • admix
  • unmixedly
  • unmix
  • mixable
  • mixologist
  • mixeth
  • unmixable
  • remixer
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