Etymology

mixling

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Today it means: One who is of mixed ethnic or racial background; a hybrid; a cross-breed. Full definition →

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The story

From mix + -ling. Compare German Mischling (“hybrid, mongrel, half-breed”), French mélange (“mixture”), German Low German Mischling (“half-breed, hybrid, mongrel”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.