Where does “misverstand” come from?
misverstand (Dutch) comes from Dutch verstand, from Dutch verstaan, from Middle Dutch verstaen, from Middle Dutch ver-, from Middle Dutch er-, from Old Dutch ur-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz- — out, outward.
misverstand (Dutch): misunderstanding
Definitions
- misunderstanding
Ancestry of “misverstand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verstand | reason, mind, intellect, brains, wit;... |
| 2 | Dutch | verstaan | to understand (language, words), to hear clearly |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | verstaen | to be responsible for; to understand; to hear |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ver- | Forms verbs indicating change away from a state;... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | er- | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ur- | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |