Where does “mis” come from?

mis (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch mis, from Middle Dutch mis — urine.

mis (Afrikaans): to miss

Definitions

  1. to miss

Ancestry of “mis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
2Middle Dutchmisurine
Every word from Middle Dutch mis →