Where does “misgjerning” come from?
misgjerning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mis-, from Old Norse mis-, from Proto-Germanic missa-, from Proto-Indo-European mitto, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
misgjerning (Norwegian Bokmål): a misdeed
Definitions
- a misdeed
Ancestry of “misgjerning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mis- | A prefix used to negate a noun or verb, e.g. forstå (understand) > misforstå > (misunderstand) |
| 2 | Old Norse | mis- | mis-, wrong, erroneous |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | missa- | mis-, badly, wrongly |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mitto | mutual, reciprocal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |