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

  1. almost, well-nigh; for the most part, mostly

Ancestry of “maistlins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsmaistmost, chief, principal, most powerful
2Old Englishmǣstmost
3Proto-Germanicmaistazsuperlative degree of *mikilaz; most
4Proto-Germanicmikilazgreat, large; much, many
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵa-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵa- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mikilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic maistaz →