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
- a foghorn
Ancestry of “mistlur”, step by step
mistlur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mist | fog |
| 2 | Old Norse | mistr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mihstaz | cloud, mist, fog |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃migʰstos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃meygʰ- | fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle |