Where does “misshapen” come from?
Misshapen derives from English shape, which traces through Proto-Indo-European mey-, meit-, and ḱóm to Proto-Indo-European en, ultimately expressing formation or configuration.
misshapen (English): Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed;...
Definitions
- Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed;...
Ancestry of “misshapen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shapen | To shape, form; past participle of shape; Shaped;... |
| 2 | English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |