Where does “misthrift” come from?

misthrift (English) comes from English thrift, from English thrive, from Middle English turf, from Old English turf, from Proto-West Germanic turb, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.

misthrift (English): the wasting of money

Definitions

  1. the wasting of money

Ancestry of “misthrift”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthriftThe characteristic of using a minimum of...
2EnglishthriveTo grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously...
3Middle Englishturfsoil, earth
4Old Englishturfturf
5Proto-West Germanicturbturf, peat
6Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
7Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass
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