Where does “misbehaving” come from?
Misbehaving comes from Middle English -ing and Old English -ing, ultimately from Proto-Germanic -ungō, a suffix forming nouns from verbs.
misbehaving (English): bad conduct or actions; present participle of...
Definitions
- bad conduct or actions; present participle of...
Ancestry of “misbehaving”, step by step
misbehaving traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English misbehave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | misbehave | To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper,... |
| 2 | Middle English | misbehaven | — |
via Middle English misbehaving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | misbehaving | — |