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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "meistens" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "meistens" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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Yes, it’s a nounified adjective, so it comes with all the endings.
– das Meiste, den Meisten, der Meisten….
And it’s fairly common.
The meaning is either “the most” or “most of it/them”.
It does NOT mean “the most” in the context of “I like that the most.” though.