Where does “mig-” come from?

mig- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European migʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European meygʰ-.

mig- (Proto-Germanic): light rain, drizzle

Definitions

  1. light rain, drizzle

Ancestry of “mig-”, step by step

mig- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European migʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmigʰ-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeygʰ-—

via Proto-Indo-European migʰ-lo-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmigʰ-lo-drizzle, fog

Words derived from “mig-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European migʰ- →