Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mīganą ‎(“to urinate”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃meyǵʰ- ‎(“to urinate”). Cognate with Old Frisian mīga ‎(“to urinate”), Old Saxon mīgan (Dutch miegen ‎(“to urinate”)), Old Dutch mīgan, Old Norse míga ‎(“to urinate, piss”) (Icelandic and Faroese míga ‎(“to piss, pee”), Swedish miga ‎(“to piss, pee”), Danish and Norwegian mige ‎(“to piss, pee”)); also cognate with Latin meiō, mingō ‎(“I urinate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːɣɑn/