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

Definitions

  1. crime

Ancestry of “misdaad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmisdaadcrime
2Middle Dutchmisdaet—
3Old Dutchmisdādmisdeed
4Proto-Germanicmissadēdizmisdeed, wrongful act
5Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →