Where does “mistlur” come from?

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

mistlur (Swedish): a foghorn

Definitions

  1. a foghorn

Ancestry of “mistlur”, step by step

mistlur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmistfog
2Old Norsemistr—
3Proto-Germanicmihstazcloud, mist, fog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃migʰstos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle

via Swedish lur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlura horn; an ear trumpet; a headphone, a headset
2Swedishlurato trick, to fool, to deceive, to lure; to stalk,...
3Middle Low Germanluren—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mihstaz →