Where does “mislie” come from?
mislie (English) comes from English lie, from Middle English lie, from Old English lyġe, from Proto-West Germanic *lugi, from Proto-Germanic lugiz, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.
mislie (English): To lie awkwardly, uncomfortably, or amiss
Definitions
- To lie awkwardly, uncomfortably, or amiss
Ancestry of “mislie”, step by step
mislie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lie | To rest in a horizontal position on a surface; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | lie | — |
| 3 | Old English | lyġe | lie, falsehood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *lugi | false, lying |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lugiz | lie, falsehood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |
via Middle English mislien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mislien | — |