Where does “misspelling” come from?
Misspelling comes from English spelling, from English spell, from English speld, from Proto-Indo-European meit- and mey-, roots meaning to measure or mark.
misspelling (English): A misspelt word; present participle of misspell
Definitions
- A misspelt word; present participle of misspell
Ancestry of “misspelling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spelling | present participle of spell; The act, practice,... |
| 2 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 3 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 4 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |