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meist

meist

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German

Adverb

meist

(formal) mostly, most often, usually

Usage notes

Declined forms of this root express the superlative of viel (“much”). See there for more.

Synonyms

meistens (more common, at least in speech)

Derived terms

meist-

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maist, *maistaz, whence also Old Saxon mēst, Old English māst, mǣst, Dutch meest, Old Norse mestr, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄 ‎(maist), 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 ‎(maists).

Adverb

meist

most

Descendants

German: meist