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Where does “miskenninge” come from?

miskenninge (Middle English) comes from Old English miscennung, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

miskenninge (Middle English): mistake, misinterpretation

Definitions

  1. mistake, misinterpretation

Ancestry of “miskenninge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmiscennunga wrong declaration, a mistake or variation in...
2Old English-ungforming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action...
3Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

Words derived from “miskenninge”

  • miskenning
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