Mist
German (Berlin)
/ˈmɪst/
noun
Definitions
- manure (domestic animals’ excrement mixed with hay)
- (colloquial) crap, bullshit
- (Austria) rubbish, garbage, waste
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German mist inherited from Old High German mist inherited from Proto-Germanic *mihstuz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*mihstuz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bock German
- Bockmist German
- Gabel German
- Kerl German
- Kuh German
- Kuhmist German
- Käfer German
- Kübel German
- Mistgabel German
- Mistkerl German
- Mistkäfer German
- Mistkübel German
- Miststück German
- Mistwetter German
- Stück German
- Wetter German
- ausmisten German
- misten German
- kunstmest Dutch, Flemish
- mest Dutch, Flemish
- mesthoop Dutch, Flemish
- mestvork Dutch, Flemish
- *meiǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *mihstuz Proto-Germanic
- mes Middle Dutch
- mest Middle Dutch
- mist Old High German
- mist Middle High German
- 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- *mist Old Dutch