Where does “miest” come from?
miest (Slovak) comes from Middle High German mist, from Old High German mist, from Proto-Germanic mihstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.
miest (Slovak): genitive plural of mesto; genitive plural of...
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- genitive plural of mesto; genitive plural of...
Ancestry of “miest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | mist | — |
| 2 | Old High German | mist | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mihstaz | cloud, mist, fog |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃migʰstos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃meygʰ- | fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle |