miss-

German (Berlin)

[ˈmΙͺs], [mΙͺs]

prefix
Definitions
  • Same functions and meanings as the English prefix mis-; a nominal, adjectival and inseparable verbal prefix that negates the meaning or expresses the opposite of its stem or indicates that something isn't being done correctly or isn't correct or good.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German mis- inherited from Old High German missa- (mis-) inherited from Proto-Germanic *missa- (badly, wrongly, astay, mis-, amiss, divergent).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*missa-

Gloss

badly, wrongly, astay, mis-, amiss, divergent

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