Where does “mischieving” come from?
mischieving (English) comes from English mischieve, from Middle English myscheven, from Old French meschever, from Old French mes, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie.
mischieving (English): The causing of damage or terror; rampaging
Definitions
- The causing of damage or terror; rampaging
Ancestry of “mischieving”, step by step
mischieving traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mischieve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mischieve | To destroy; To damage, do harm to; to injure |
| 2 | Middle English | myscheven | To hurt, endanger, or injure someone physically or otherwise |
| 3 | Old French | meschever | to fail; to make a mistake; to suffer a... |
| 4 | Old French | mes | but; my |
| 5 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 6 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 7 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 8 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 9 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 10 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 13 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 14 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enk- | curve, bend |