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Where does “misshape” come from?

misshape (English) comes from English mis-, from Middle English mys-, from Old English mis-, from Proto-Germanic missa-, from Proto-Indo-European mitto, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

misshape (English): A misshapen person; a misshapen body; A misshapen...

Definitions

  1. A misshapen person; a misshapen body; A misshapen...

Ancestry of “misshape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmis-bad or wrong; badly or wrongly; lack or failure;...
2Middle Englishmys-—
3Old Englishmis-bad, badly, wrong, wrongly; lack or failure
4Proto-Germanicmissa-mis-, badly, wrongly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmittomutual, reciprocal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

Words derived from “misshape”

  • misshaper
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