German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German mischen (to mix) from Old High German misken (to mix), from Proto-Germanic *miskijaną (to mix), from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ- (mix). Akin to English to mix, Bavarian mischn (to mix), Middle Low German mischen (to mix), Welsh mysgu (to mix), Latin misceō (I mix), Ancient Greek μίσγω (mísgō, to mix), μείγνῡμῐ (meígnūmi, to mix, bring together, connect), Old Church Slavonic мѣшати (měšati, to mix), Lithuanian maišyti (to mix), Sanskrit मिश्र (miśrá, mixed). More at mix.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪʃn̩/, /ˈmɪʃən/
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  • Hyphenation: mi‧schen

Verb

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mischen (weak, third-person singular present mischt, past tense mischte, past participle gemischt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to mix
  2. (card games) to shuffle

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • mischen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • mischen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • mischen” in Duden online
  • mischen” in OpenThesaurus.de