Where does “unmissverständlich” come from?
unmissverständlich (German) comes from German missverständlich, from German missverstehen, 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...
unmissverständlich (German): not misunderstandable; unmistakable
Definitions
- not misunderstandable; unmistakable
Ancestry of “unmissverständlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | missverständlich | misleading |
| 2 | German | missverstehen | to misunderstand, to misapprehend |
| 3 | German | miß- | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | mis- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | missa- | mis- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | missa- | mis-, badly, wrongly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mitto | mutual, reciprocal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |