Where does “misstr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “misstr”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	missa	to miss, lose
2	Proto-Germanic	missijaną	to miss, go wrong, fail
3	Proto-Indo-European	mēyt-	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	mēy-	soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “misstr”

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Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic missijaną →