Etymology

misdeedy

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Today it means: Given to misdeeds; naughty or criminal. Full definition →

Middle English misdedi ← Old English *misdǣdiġ ← Proto-West Germanic *missadādig
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*missadādig
  2. Old English · inherited from*misdǣdiġ
  3. Middle English · inherited frommisdedi
  4. English todaymisdeedy

From Middle English misdedi, from Old English *misdǣdiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *missadādig, equivalent to misdeed + -y. Cognate with West Frisian misdiedich, Dutch misdadig, German missetätig.

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