Where does “miß-” come from?

miß- (German) comes from Middle High German mis-, from Old High German missa-, from Proto-Germanic missa-, from Proto-Indo-European mitto, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

Ancestry of “miß-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmis-
2Old High Germanmissa-mis-
3Proto-Germanicmissa-mis-, badly, wrongly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmittomutual, reciprocal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

Words derived from “miß-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mittoEvery word from Proto-Germanic missa-