Where does “misdon” come from?
misdon (Middle English) comes from Old English misdōn, from Proto-Germanic missadōną, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “misdon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | misdōn | to do evil, transgress, do amiss, err |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | missadōną | to do wrongly |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dōną | to do, make; to put, place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁t | to put, to place; to do |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “misdon”