Where does “mistolke” come from?

mistolke (Danish) comes from Danish tolke, from Danish tolk, from Old Norse tulkr, from Middle Low German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

mistolke (Danish): to misinterpret

Definitions

  1. to misinterpret

Ancestry of “mistolke”, step by step

mistolke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tolke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtolkeindefinite plural of tolk; interpret
2Danishtolkinterpreter; imperative of tolke
3Old Norsetulkr—
4Middle Low Germantolkinterpreter
5Old East Slavicтълкъinterpreter; interpretation, explanation
6Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
7Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

via Danish mis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmiskitty, puss, pussy, pussycat; beaver, pussy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ →Every word from Old East Slavic тълкъ →