Where does “misþyrma” come from?

misþyrma (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mis-, from Old Norse mis-, from Proto-Germanic missa-, from Proto-Indo-European mitto, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

misþyrma (Icelandic): to abuse; mistreat

Definitions

  1. to abuse; mistreat

Ancestry of “misþyrma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmis-mis-, wrong, erroneous
2Old Norsemis-mis-, wrong, erroneous
3Proto-Germanicmissa-mis-, badly, wrongly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmittomutual, reciprocal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

Words derived from “misþyrma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mitto →Every word from Proto-Germanic missa- →