Where does “misdaad” come from?
misdaad (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch misdaad, from Middle Dutch misdaet, from Old Dutch misdād, from Proto-Germanic missadēdiz, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
misdaad (Afrikaans): crime
Ancestry of “misdaad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | misdaad | crime |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | misdaet | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | misdād | misdeed |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | missadēdiz | misdeed, wrongful act |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dēdiz | deed, act; doing, able to do, active |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁tis | act of putting, placement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |