Where does “מישן” come from?
מישן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German mischen, from Old High German miskan, from Proto-West Germanic *miskijan.
Ancestry of “מישן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | mischen | to mix |
| 2 | Old High German | miskan | to mix |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *miskijan | — |