Where does “maistlins” come from?
maistlins (Scots) comes from Scots maist, from Old English mǣst, from Proto-Germanic maistaz, from Proto-Germanic mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵa-.
maistlins (Scots): almost, well-nigh; for the most part, mostly
Definitions
- almost, well-nigh; for the most part, mostly
Ancestry of “maistlins”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scots | maist | most, chief, principal, most powerful |
| 2 | Old English | mǣst | most |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maistaz | superlative degree of *mikilaz; most |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mikilaz | great, large; much, many |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵa- | — |