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English word mist comes from Proto-Indo-European *migʰ-lo-, and later Proto-Germanic *mihstaz (Cloud, mist, fog.)
*migʰ-lo- (Proto-Indo-European)
*mig- (Proto-Germanic)
*mihstaz (Proto-Germanic)
Cloud, mist, fog.
mist (Old English)
mist (Middle English)
mist (English)
(of the eyes) To be covered by tears.. To cover with a mist.. To form mist.. To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water. (countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.. (figurative) Anything that dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.. (uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.