Where does “misstep” come from?
Misstep comes from Middle English mis- combined with step, with mis- deriving from Proto-Indo-European mey- meaning to change or go.
misstep (English): A step that is wrong, a false step; An error or...
Definitions
- A step that is wrong, a false step; An error or...
Ancestry of “misstep”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | step | An advance or movement made from one foot to the... |
| 2 | English | stepchild | The child of one's spouse but not one's own; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | stepchild | — |
| 4 | Old English | stēopċild | stepchild |
| 5 | Old English | ċild | child, youth; fetus; female baby; child |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kelþaz | fetus; newborn; infant; child |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelt- | womb |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |