Etymology

misjudge

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Today it means: To make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess. Full definition →

English judge ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishjudge
  10. English todaymisjudge

From mis- + judge.

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