mis-

Icelandic

prefix
Definitions
  • mis-, wrong, erroneous.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse mis- (mis-) inherited from Proto-Germanic *missa- (badly, wrongly, astay, mis-, amiss, divergent) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (reciprocal, mutual), *meyt- (switch, exchange, replace, swap, change, trade).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*meyt-

Gloss

switch, exchange, replace, swap, change, trade

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

商, 貿

Emoji

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