Etymology

misken

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Today it means: To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive. Full definition →

Middle English *miskennen ← Old English *miscennan
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited from*miscennan
  2. Middle English · inherited from*miskennen
  3. English todaymisken

From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)), from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake”)), equivalent to mis- + ken. Cognate with Scots misken (“to not know, misken”), Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”).

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