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
- abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mistreatment
Ancestry of “mishandling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -ing | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used... |
| 2 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |