miss-

Meaning

Same functions and meanings as the English prefix mis-; a nominal, adjectival and inseparable verbal prefix that negates the meaning or expresses the opposite of its stem or indicates that something isn't being done correctly or isn't correct or good.

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmɪs]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: mis-

Inherited from Old High German: missa-

In summary

From Middle High German mis-, misse-, from Old High German missa-, from Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly”).