Where does “mistolke” come from?

mistolke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tolke, from Low German tolken.

mistolke (Norwegian Nynorsk): to misinterpret

Definitions

  1. to misinterpret

Ancestry of “mistolke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktolketo interpret
2Low Germantolken—
Every word from Low German tolken →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk tolke →