Where does “mistakeful” come from?

mistakeful (English) comes from English mistake, from Middle English mistaken, from Old Norse mistaka — to take in error, to miscarry.

mistakeful (English): Full of mistakes

Definitions

  1. Full of mistakes

Ancestry of “mistakeful”, step by step

mistakeful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mistake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmistakeTo understand wrongly, taking one thing or person...
2Middle Englishmistaken—
3Old Norsemistakato take in error, to miscarry

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Old Norse mistaka →Every word from Middle English mistaken →Every word from English mistake →