miskan

Cree

Noun

miskan (Syllabics ᒥᔅᑲᓐ / ᒥᐢᑲᐣ)

1. bone

Old High German

Alternative forms

• misken, miskian, misgen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *miskijan, from Proto-Germanic *miskijaną (“to mix”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ- (“to knead, mix”). Cognate with Old English miscian, *mixian (“to mix”). More at mix.

Verb

miskan

1. to mix

Descendants

• Middle High German: mischen
  • German: mischen