Where does “mishandling” come from?

mishandling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.

mishandling (Norwegian Nynorsk): abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mistreatment

Definitions

  1. abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mistreatment

Ancestry of “mishandling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
2Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
3Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingō →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk -ing →Every word from Old Norse -ing →
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