myst

Middle English

/mist/, /mist/

noun
Definitions
  • Weather characterized by the suspension of water droplets in the air; mist, fog.
  • Steam, vapour.
  • A plume of smoke.
  • Dimness in vision.
  • (figurative) Anything that darkens or obscures the mind or spirit.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English mist (darkness, dimness, mist) inherited from Proto-Germanic *mihstaz (mist, fog) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *migʰ-, *meygʰ- (be dark, cloud, flicker, blink, mist).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*meygʰ-

Gloss

be dark, cloud, flicker, blink, mist

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

雲, 曇

Emoji
☁️ ⛅️ ⛈️ 🌤️ 🌥️ 🌦️ 🌧️ 🌨️ 🌩️ 🌪️ 🌫️ 🌬️

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