Old High German meist

← Old English māst (cognate)

← Old English mǣst (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *maist (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *maistaz (mention)

← Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄 (cognate)

← Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (mention)

← Dutch meest (cognate)

← Old Norse mestr (cognate)

← Old Saxon mēst (cognate)

→ German meist (inherited)

→ Old Saxon mest (cognate)