Where does “missverstehen” come from?
missverstehen (German) comes from German miß-, 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...
missverstehen (German): to misunderstand, to misapprehend
Definitions
- to misunderstand, to misapprehend
Ancestry of “missverstehen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | miß- | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | mis- | — |
| 3 | Old High German | missa- | mis- |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | missa- | mis-, badly, wrongly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mitto | mutual, reciprocal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
Words derived from “missverstehen”