Where does “mis-” come from?
mis- (Middle High German) comes from Old High German missa-, from Proto-Germanic missa-, from Proto-Indo-European mitto, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
Ancestry of “mis-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | missa- | mis- |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | missa- | mis-, badly, wrongly |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mitto | mutual, reciprocal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
Words derived from “mis-”