mizzle
English
/ˈmɪz.əl/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To rain in very fine drops.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English misellen (drizzle) derived from Middle Low German mes (urine) derived from Middle Dutch mes derived from Proto-Germanic *mihstuz derived from Proto-Indo-European *meiǵʰ- (urinate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*meiǵʰ-
Gloss
urinate
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- micturate English
- mizzly English
- micturīre Latin
- miegen Dutch, Flemish
- miezeren Dutch, Flemish
- miezerig Dutch, Flemish
- miezerregen Dutch, Flemish
- *meiǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *mihstuz Proto-Germanic
- *mīganą Proto-Germanic
- misellen Middle English
- mes Middle Dutch
- migen Middle Dutch
- misel Middle Dutch
- mist Old High German
- 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- *mist Old Dutch
- mes Middle Low German
- myžti Lithuanian
- miegen Low German