Where does “misgotten” come from?
misgotten (English) comes from English misget, from Middle English misgeten.
misgotten (English): ill-gotten
Ancestry of “misgotten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | misget | To get wrongly or unlawfully; to procure by... |
| 2 | Middle English | misgeten | — |