Where does “missadēdiz” come from?
missadēdiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
missadēdiz (Proto-Germanic): misdeed, wrongful act
Ancestry of “missadēdiz”, step by step
missadēdiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic dēdiz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | dēdiz | deed, act; doing, able to do, active |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁tis | act of putting, placement |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Proto-Germanic missa-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | missa- | mis-, badly, wrongly |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mitto | mutual, reciprocal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
Words derived from “missadēdiz”