Where does “misdoen” come from?

misdoen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch doen, from Old Dutch duon, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

misdoen (Middle Dutch): to misdo, to do wrong

Definitions

  1. to misdo, to do wrong

Ancestry of “misdoen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdoento do; to cause; to put, to place
2Old Dutchduonto do; to put, to place
3Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “misdoen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →