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Where does “mihstaz” come from?

mihstaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.

mihstaz (Proto-Germanic): cloud, mist, fog

Definitions

  1. cloud, mist, fog

Ancestry of “mihstaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃migʰstos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle

Words derived from “mihstaz”

  • mist
  • misty
  • Misty
  • mistily
  • mistiness
  • demister
  • mistlike
  • mistless
  • demist
  • mistflower
  • mistful
  • mistify
  • unmist
  • enmist
  • misteous
  • mists
  • bemist
  • mistyish
  • Miststück
  • Mistgabel
  • Mistkäfer
  • Mist
  • Mistkerl
  • misten
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