Where does “misvormen” come from?

misvormen (Dutch) comes from Dutch vormen, from Middle Dutch vormen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

misvormen (Dutch): to deform, to defeature

Definitions

  1. to deform, to defeature

Ancestry of “misvormen”, step by step

misvormen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vormen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvormento form, mold; to make up, constitute; to confirm...
2Middle Dutchvormento form, to create
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch mis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
2Middle Dutchmisurine
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti