Etymology Explorer › Middle English

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmisdōnto do evil, transgress, do amiss, err
2Proto-Germanicmissadōnąto do wrongly
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 “misdon”

  • misdoing
  • misdoer
  • misdo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →