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Where does “misken” come from?

misken (English) comes from Middle English miskennen, from Old English miscennan.

misken (English): To mistake one for another; mistake in point of...

Definitions

  1. To mistake one for another; mistake in point of...

Ancestry of “misken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmiskennen—
2Old Englishmiscennan—

Words derived from “misken”

  • miskenning
Every word from Old English miscennan →