Where does “misdaad” come from?

misdaad (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): crime

Definitions

  1. crime

Ancestry of “misdaad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmisdaet—
2Old Dutchmisdādmisdeed
3Proto-Germanicmissadēdizmisdeed, wrongful act
4Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “misdaad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →
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