Where does “missetāt” come from?

missetāt (German) comes from Middle High German missetāt, from Old High German mistāt, from Proto-Germanic missadēdiz, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

missetāt (German): iniquity, misdeed evil, sinful, dishonorable deed

Definitions

  1. iniquity, misdeed evil, sinful, dishonorable deed

Ancestry of “missetāt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmissetāt—
2Old High Germanmistāt—
3Proto-Germanicmissadēdizmisdeed, wrongful act
4Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “missetāt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →