misdo

Meaning

Verb

• To do evil.
• To do (something) incorrectly or improperly.
• To do harm to; to injure, mistreat.

Origin

• From Middle English misdon, from Old English misdōn ("to do evil, transgress, do amiss, err"), from Proto-Germanic *missadōną ("to do wrongly"), from *missa-, *dōną. Corresponding to mis- + do. Cognate with Old Frisian misdūa ("to misdo"), Dutch misdoen ("to offend, do wrongly"), Middle Low German misdōn ("to misdo"), Middle High German missetuon ("to transgress, offend, blame"). More at mis-, do.