Etymology

misthought

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Today it means: error, mistake Full definition →

English thought ← Middle English thought ← Old English þōht
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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. Proto-Indo-European*teng-
  10. Proto-Germanic*þankijaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*þanhtaz
  12. Proto-West Germanic*þą̄ht
  13. Old Englishþōht
  14. Middle Englishthought
  15. Englishthought
  16. English todaymisthought

From mis- + thought.

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