Where does “mischiefmaking” come from?
mischiefmaking (English) comes from English mischief, from Middle English myschef, from Old French meschief, from Old French meschever, from Old French mes, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie.
mischiefmaking (English): Making mischief; naughty, prankish; The making of...
Definitions
- Making mischief; naughty, prankish; The making of...
Ancestry of “mischiefmaking”, step by step
mischiefmaking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mischief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mischief | Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | myschef | A troubling or unfortunate situation or event; an... |
| 3 | Old French | meschief | misfortune; mishap; evil deed, wrong |
| 4 | Old French | meschever | to fail; to make a mistake; to suffer a... |
| 5 | Old French | mes | but; my |
| 6 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 7 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 8 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 9 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 10 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 11 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 14 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 15 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
via English making
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | making | The act of forming, causing, or constituting;... |
| 2 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 3 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 4 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |