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Where does “misdaet” come from?

misdaet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch misdād, from Proto-Germanic missadēdiz, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “misdaet”, step by step

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

Words derived from “misdaet”

  • oorlogsmisdaad
  • misdaad
  • misdader
  • misdaadwereld
  • misdaadbestrijding
  • misdaad
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