mis-

See also mis, miš, miss, Miss, miß, and MIS

English

Etymology

From Middle English mis-, from Old English mis- (“mis-”), from Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (“mutual, reciprocal”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- (“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”). Cognate with Scots mis- (“mis-”), Dutch mis- (“mis-”), German miss-, mis- (“mis-”), Swedish mis- (“mis-”), Icelandic mis- (“mis-”). Compare also French més-, mé- (“mis-”), from Old French mes- (“mis-”), from Frankish *mis-, *missa- (“mis-”), from the same Proto-Germanic source above.

Prefix

mis-

1. bad, badly, wrong, wrongly
2. lack or failure

Derived terms

• See Category:English words prefixed with mis-

See also

• mal-
• miso-

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mis-, from Proto-Germanic *missa-. Cognate with Old English mis- and German miss-.

Prefix

mis-

1. mis-

Derived terms

• misdaad
• misrekening

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Esperanto

Prefix

mis-

1. Wrong, erroneous.

   kompreni (“understand”) → miskompreni (“misunderstand”).

See also

• fuŝi (“to botch, bungle”)

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *missa-. Akin to Old English missan (“to miss”)

Prefix

mis-

1. bad, badly, wrong, wrongly
2. lack or failure