Where does “misþyrming” come from?

misþyrming (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic misþyrma, 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...

misþyrming (Icelandic): mistreatment; abuse

Definitions

  1. mistreatment; abuse

Ancestry of “misþyrming”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmisþyrmato abuse; mistreat
2Icelandicmis-mis-, wrong, erroneous
3Old Norsemis-mis-, wrong, erroneous
4Proto-Germanicmissa-mis-, badly, wrongly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmittomutual, reciprocal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mitto →Every word from Proto-Germanic missa- →