Where does “misdōn” come from?

misdōn (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic missadōną, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

misdōn (Old English): to do evil, transgress, do amiss, err

Definitions

  1. to do evil, transgress, do amiss, err

Ancestry of “misdōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmissadōnąto do wrongly
2Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “misdōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōną →