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Where does “misdo” come from?

misdo (English) comes from Middle English misdon, from Old English misdōn, from Proto-Germanic missadōną, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

misdo (English): To do evil; To do incorrectly or improperly; To...

Definitions

  1. To do evil; To do incorrectly or improperly; To...

Ancestry of “misdo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmisdon—
2Old Englishmisdōnto do evil, transgress, do amiss, err
3Proto-Germanicmissadōnąto do wrongly
4Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “misdo”

  • misdoing
  • misdoer
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